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The ACT leader Rodney Hide says he has never taken any steps to cover up details of his former MP David Garrett's past, and intends to carry on as a government minister. Audio

Twelve thousand electricity customers across the North Island have spent much of the day without power as severe gusts have caused fresh faults and hampered reconnection work. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Government engineers will carry out their own investigation into the roof collapse at Stadium Southland. Audio

The New Zealand Commonwealth Games Chef de Mission says the athletes village is far from satisfactory and he's still not giving the team the go ahead to attend. Audio

Police investigating the disappearance of 32-year-old Auckland woman, Carmen Thomas, have charged the father of her young son with her murder, even though her body has not yet been located. Audio

A man is charged with the murder of Carmen Thomas. New Zealand's Commonwealth Games team still doesn't have a green light to go to Delhi and the Government sends in its own engineers to investigate… Read more Audio

There's some good news out of Fashion Week for sweaty, smelly people who don't like washing their clothes too often. Audio

A national evaluation of school children's performance has reported no improvement in their maths skills despite 10 years of special teacher training in the subject. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

To the UK and our correspondent Barney Burnham is mourning England's cricket loss against Pakistan on Friday - and new accusations that players took bribes. Audio

Parents of child cancer patients in Wellington expect to find out tomorrow how the embattled services will be run in the future. Audio