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News from the Waatea team. Audio

Law experts have criticised the Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act for creating a dangerous precedent. Our political editor Brent Edwards weighs up the arguments for and against the… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Tensions are brewing between Japan and Russia, in their long-running dispute over a Pacific island chain. Audio

The lawn bowls team were the first New Zealand athletes to arrive at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, spending their first night in the athletes' village on Tuesday. Audio

The Bay of Plenty police have seized hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of drugs and drug making ingredients. Audio

Staff at Auckland Zoo are mourning the loss of one of its oldest residents, the 50 year-old hippopotamus, Snorkel. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The Government is defending the Treasury's spending on consultants, which has almost trebled . Audio

Murders linked to domestic violence have jumped 50 per cent in the past year. Audio

A new agreement's been reached on how earthquake claims for seriously damaged mortgaged houses in Canterbury will be handled. Audio