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NIWA has just released its forecast for July to September and climate scientist Georgina Griffiths joins us. Audio

As bad as the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is, if spills were measured over decades, the ones in the Niger Delta could be the worst ever. Audio

Strong sales in KFC have boosted the share price of a leading fast food chain. Audio

Texas is bracing itself for the full effects of Hurricane Alex which has already hit Mexico with winds gusting up over a hundred kilometres an hour. Audio

June has been the bloodiest month so far for foreign troops fighting in Afghanistan. Audio

The Speaker of Parliament, says in future he may ask for an area to be set aside for MP's wanting to protest. Audio

Researchers say they have discovered the fossilised remains of a giant sea predator which terrorised the oceans thirteen million years ago. Audio

The new president of the Philippines has been sworn in promising to stamp out corruption and poverty. Audio

Kiwibank has aggressively cut a key mortgage interest rate despite recent rate rises in the home loan market. Audio

Grieving relatives of a man at the centre of a homicide investigation in Hamilton say they are absolutely shattered and in shock over his death. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The Speaker of Parliament, says in future he may ask security staff to set aside an area for MP's to stage protests. Audio