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News from the Waatea team. Audio

In Iraq, attempts to resolve the country's ongoing political crisis have suffered a fresh setback. Audio

Over $300 million is being invested for research into dairy and meat farming. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Pakistan's floods have prompted a lukewarm response for aid from the international community. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A lawyer for Shell New Zealand has asked a Judge to throw out charges against the company for advertising a fuel additive as being"designed to take you further"- when in fact it only increased the… Read more Audio

Further legal battles seem inevitable over a huge wind farm planned for central Otago. Audio

The ACT Party has a new deputy leader, after Heather Roy was today rolled by first term list MP, John Boscawen. Audio

NIWA says there's no basis to fears that aerial drops of 1080 are contaminating West Coast waterways. Audio

A Blenheim motorist who fled from a police checkpoint and crashed into another car, killing the driver, has been sentenced to home detention. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio