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Business people who get-together to fix prices could face criminal charges and even imprisonment under ideas being floated to deter hard-core cartel activity. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The credit ratings agency Moody's has upgraded its outlook for New Zealand's banks in move that could help stem rising mortgage interest rates. Audio

Flooding and mudslides near Peru's historic ruins of Machu Picchu have killed at least five people and stranded 1900 tourists, including 16 New Zealanders. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Telecom is apologising to the tens of thousands of mobile phone customers affected by the latest crash of its XT network. Audio

The Council of Trade Unions says the government's minimum wage increase, is 'mean' and a 'missed opportunity' to close the wage gap with Australia. Audio

The Environment Minister has intervened in a controversial proposal to create cubicle dairy farms in the Upper Waitaki region. Audio

Health authorites are still trying to find the cause of a suspected norovirus which swept through a Nelson holiday camp. Audio

The Education Minister wants a Wairarapa school to ovehaul how it that charges fees by the beginning of the new school year. Audio

After a break of more than a year, talks between envoys of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government are re-opening tonight. Audio

For the latest news from Japan our correspondent in Tokyo, Robin Powell joins us. Audio