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In a major u-turn today the Prime Minister has intervened in the Rugby World Cup free-to-air rights row. Audio

It's going to cost you more to register and run your car as the Government moves to raise more money for Accident Compensation and cut entitlements Audio

Research has shown that children can be made to use their imagination with the help of CDs to reduce stomach pain. Audio

It says a new resource consent represents a major increase in the allowable discharge from the Opononi Ompaere sewage treatment plant. Audio

The results of a swine flu study conducted here and in Australia will be scrutinised by health professionals around the world as they work out how best to respond to the ongoing pandemic. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The preparations for the next Commonwealth games have attracted some scathing headlines in the Indian press. Audio

A French scientist who's been working at the Geneva laboratory which houses the giant Hadron Collider has been charged with belonging to a terrorist group. Audio

The United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki Moon has issued a grim warning about the future of Afghanistan in a fifty minute meeting with the Labour Party leader Phil Goff in New York earlier today. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has questioned whether police car chases are always worth the risk they pose to the public. Audio

John Key and the Finance Minister Bill English have confirmed the idea has been floated by Treasury but Mr Key says it isn't fair or equitable. Audio