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An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Silver Ferns play their first netball test of the year against Samoa tomorrow afternoon in Porirua. Audio

Briscoe Group says sales are continuing to push ahead, despite a mild winter and tough trading conditions. Audio

A long-running pay dispute between hospital boards and lab workers is about to escalate. Audio

Air New Zealand is optimistic that one of its pilots, who's gone missing in Hong Kong, will be found alive. Audio

There have been the first reports of trouble in the Solomon Islands general election with unhappy supporters of a losing candidate throwing stones and damaging a counting station in Temotu province. Audio

A pavlova as big as a swimming pool, featuring the Bledisloe Cup as its centrepiece, has been whipped up in Christchurch ahead of tomorrow night's final. Audio

New Yorkers are scratching their heads over how to deal with some small pests which have become a very big problem. Audio

The police are bracing for another weekend of carnage on the roads. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Internal Affairs is investigating why an Auckland casino withheld thousands of dollars in prize money from one of its gamblers this week. Audio

A problem gambler has been jailed for stealing money from a treatment centre for other addicts. Audio