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The Transport Minister says the rules for turning vehicles at intersections are confusing and out of step with the rest of the world - and now they're going. Audio

The new way to giveway at intersections, Northland's humpback whale is rescued and Australia's top model hits rock bottom. Audio

The police in Christchurch are alarmed by the attempted abduction of two children from busy roads in the city. Audio

Britons are getting to know Ed Miliband, the man elected as new leader of the Labour Party ahead of his own brother. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Labor's Harry Jenkins as been elected as speaker of Australia's forty-third Parliament during its official opening in Canberra today. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Proposed changes at AMP New Zealand Office Trust, to lower its management fees and change its company structure has been endorsed by a report, which says it's good for investors. The Trust has faced… Read more Audio

A group of legal scholars says the Government has set a dangerous precedent with its law to assist recovery from the Christchurch earthquake. Audio

There's new evidence intensive dairy farming is threatening to wipe out the native freshwater fish population. A report in the New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research shows 67% of native… Read more Audio

The police say the man who pleaded guilty to the murder of Raymond Piper was the person who led them to the body. Audio

There are predictions hundreds of council workers laid off in Auckland may be re-hired as Super City consultants on inflated wages. Audio