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Qantas's budget airline Jetstar is dropping some of its New Zealand domestic and Trans-Tasman flights as part of the cuts. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The number of Aucklanders taking the bus train or ferry went up by more than 8 percent over the past year. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The bustling Wellington suburb of Petone is losing its last traditional butcher - a loss its owner suggests signals a change in the trade. Audio

Auckland's revamped Mt Eden prison has been opened this afternoon, and is soon to pass into private control. Audio

Tourism is in for a short, sharp shock as fewer people visit New Zealand after the earthquakes in Japan and Christchurch and Genesis Energy says customers have no one to blame but themselves when… Read more Audio

In Libya rebel forces have again been in retreat outgunned by Muammar Gaddafi's better armed and organised troops. Audio

Climate scientists are expecting the rest of autumn to be warm but wetter. Audio

Builders say the rebuilding Christchurch may not be enough to help the industry recover from years of low demand. Audio

The operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant says it's unclear how the seawater around the crippled facility became radioactive. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio