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The high profile company director Sir Ron Trotter has died at the age of 82 after a 10 year battle with cancer. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

It could come down to voters in Queensland to decide which party governs Australia after next week's election. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Scientists are warning that a gene that makes bacteria resistant to nearly all antibiotics could spread around the world. Audio

Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell has been farewelled at a two hour funeral service, with full military honours. Audio

The Government's being accused of cowardice for refusing to give compensation to victims of police sexual abuse. Audio

Public hospitals in Auckland have appealed unsuccessfully today to striking lab workers to halt rolling industrial action while they consider a revised pay offer. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The New Zealand manager overseeing Tonga's new ferry has guaranteed there will be no repeat of the Princess Ashika disaster, which killed 74 people last year. Audio

The Finance Minister has signaled that the door is now wide open for private sector involvement in government infrastructure. Audio

More than 700 people are now confirmed to have died in a massive landslide in north west China making it one of the deadliest incidents so far in the country's worst flooding in a decade. Audio