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News from the business sector. Audio

The first trial at Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Tribunal is entering its final week with lawyers presenting their closing arguments after months of testimony. Audio

New Zealanders number eight wire mentality and a do-it-yourself attitude, may actually be holding the country back. Audio

The Labour Party has described the deal as quick and dirty - its climate change spokesperson Charles Chauvel is with us. Audio

National's modified emissions trading scheme has been hailed by the South Island iwi Ngai Tahu as an innovative solution to compensate Maori for treaty settlements made before the Kyoto agreement. Audio

After years of controversy the Weber circus has finally given up Jumbo the elephant who's now been taken on by the SPCA. Audio

A district health board that's failing to meet immunisation goals says it's hard to persuade families to get children immunised at the right times. Audio

Australia's Immigration Department has launched an inquiry into a riot at the Christmas Island Detention Centre at the weekend. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

South Australian Premier Mike Rann has made his first public appearance since a former parliamentary barmaid made explosive claims about what she said was a lenghty affair between them, during a TV… Read more Audio

New Zealanders number eight wire mentality and a do-it-yourself attitude, may actually be holding the country back. Audio

Two men are on trial in the High Court in Auckland over the death of a man who was stabbed with kitchen knives as he walked home from a party in Howick. Audio