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An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Net migration ebbed to its lowest rate in 19 months in June, as fewer people arrived and more moved across the Tasman. Audio

MPs have been told that stripping all prisoners of the right to vote would be a blatant disregard for human rights. Audio

To South Korea, where the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates have been visiting the demilitarised zone dividing the peninsula amid fears of new attacks by the… Read more Audio

President Obama and the British Prime Minister dodged the BP political minefield and ended their first White House talks insisting the Afghan war strategy was working. Audio

Doubts are being raised over how Afghanistan can possibly achieve the security and anti-corruption goals set at an international conference. Audio

A United Nations official investigating the state of Maori has been told racism is alive and well in New Zealand. Audio

Irrigators and environmental groups say a freeze on new applications to take water from Canterbury's Hurunui river is a great start for protecting the river. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

A tickertape reception and parade through the streets of Wellington has welcomed the All Whites home. Audio

There's new evidence people are planning to make greater use of their credit card to get by. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio