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An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Counting has begun in Solomon Islands following yesterday's voting in the general election. Audio

New Zealand Post says it has had a tough year, with the slow recovery from recession hitting its full year earnings. Audio

A US federal judge has overturned California's ban on same sex marriage handing a key victory to gay rights advocates that opponents are already promising to challenge. Audio

More questions than answers were thrown up today about the true state of the jobs market after a big jump in the unemployment rate. Audio

Schools in Waikato are going high-tech, in their bid to clamp down on a growing number of thefts of electronic equipment. Audio

The former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has stepped back into the media spotlight giving his first major interview since being ousted by Julia Gillard six weeks ago. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The Public Service Association says politicians could learn a thing or two from the public sector, when it comes to proper use of a credit card. Audio

Pilot text-messaging is likely to have been a factor in the Lake Wanaka helicopter crash, which killed Morgan Saxton in 2008. Audio

The Labour Party is accusing the Government of having no economic plan on the back of a jump in the number of people out of work. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio