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A key step in the economic recovery is under threat, after another fall in prices for the country's biggest export earner. Audio

Joining us is the Defence Minister, Wayne Mapp. Audio

Lieutenant Timothy O'Donnell had been in Afghanistan since August last year. Audio

The 28-year old died when a roadside bomb exploded and the patrol convoy he was leading in Bamyan province was attacked. Audio

The father of a soldier killed in Afghanistan says he died doing what he loved. A fall in prices for the country's highest export earner and mobile phone companies are told to cut prices or the… Read more Audio

It's heavy work, but that hasn't been stopping the light-fingered. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Jetstar is lobbying the New Zealand and Australian governments to relax trans-Tasman border controls and drop passenger charges. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Dr Najib Lafraie is a senior lecturer at Otago University's Department of Politics, he joins us. Audio

Allied Farmers is asking investors to stump up another 19 million dollars, to repay its bank and bolster its financial position. Audio

Some MPs are angered by Hone Harawira's comments about how he'd feel if one of his children was dating a Pakeha. Audio