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We spoke to the president of the Auckland branch of the Biker's Rights Association, Les Mason. Audio

Whopping hikes to ACC levies have been scaled back by the government but workers and road users will still be hit in the pocket. Audio

Northern Ireland's first deputy prime minister says the government system which operates under the Good Friday Agreement will be unsustainable unless some progress is made by Christmas. Audio

Human Rights Watch has accused police in Brazil's two biggest cities of routinely resorting to lethal force and often executing suspects. Audio

The former head of the UK's Joint Intelligence Committee has told the official British inquiry into the Iraq war that there was no conscious intention to manipulate information about weapons of mass… Read more Audio

The leaked draft final agreement at the UN climate summit reveals divisions between industrialised and developing nations over climate change policies. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

What's thought to be Australia's largest cull of feral camels is due to take place this week near the remote town of Docker River. Audio

The top American commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal has told a Congressional committee that President Obama's decision to deploy 30,000 more troops will help reverse the Taliban's… Read more Audio

Delegates at a Pacific Island economic development conference in Manukau City have been told the National-led government wants to forge closer relationships with the community's many churches. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Researchers charting human immigration patterns over the last 60,000 years are revealing fascinating new insights into what's termed as our 'deep ancestry'. Audio