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An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The driver of the bus, which crashed yesterday in Samoa killing eight people and injuring at least 20 others, has been arrested. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The man the man known as the Washington Sniper has been executed in Virginia after a last-ditch appeal was thrown out. Audio

The co-leaders of the Maori Party are distancing themselves from a hui being held tomorrow to decide MP Hone Hawaira's future. Audio

It's the biggest monthly drop in food prices for three-and-a-half years. Audio

The Reserve Bank says the country's financial system has weathered the recession well and is in better heart than six months ago. Audio

Iran's opposition movement has found an unlikely hero in a maths student who publicly challenged the country's supreme leader. Audio

The American children's television programme, Sesame Street, is celebrating its fortieth anniversary with an appearance by Michelle Obama. Audio

US government officials say army major Nadal Malik Hassan will be charged in a military court over last week's shooting of 13 people at the Fort Hood military base, in Texas. Audio

Australia's Federal Water Minister, Penny Wong, says stronger laws are needed to combat water theft in the Murray-Darling Basin. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio