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The man known as Bolivia's peasant President has claimed a landslide re-election victory with voters backing his left-wing reforms of more state control over the economy and more social spending on… Read more Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Ground was broken in Wellington today to signify the start of construction of a controversial indoor sports stadium. Audio

As the climate change conference in Copenhagen begins, a new study shows that much of the Nelson region will be flooded within a hundred years if sea levels rise as forecast. Audio

News from the business sector. Audio

An Auckland woman has pleaded guilty to careless driving causing injury after she drove into a pack of cyclists in the suburb of St Heliers. Audio

Telecom's been fined half a million dollars for breaches of the Fair Trading Act over claims it made in 2006 while promoting Xtra's Go Large broadband plan. Audio

Americans are being told to expect a big US military presence in Afghanistan for up to four more years. Audio

One of the world's most talked about conferences is about to get underway in Denmark's capital Copenhagen. Audio

The New Zealand golfer Cathryn Bristow is just one round away from qualifying for the lucrative LPGA Tour in the United States. Audio

After more than a decade of talking, Auckland's regional transport authority ARTA together with the Government's transport agency NZTA have signed a deal that will allow commuters to use one single… Read more Audio

Researchers in Britain have found that it could be missing DNA that is part of problem that causes some children to get fat. Audio