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The U.S. President Barack Obama has wrapped up a three state two day tour of America's mid-West in the unofficial launch of the Democratic mid-term election campaign. Audio

The United States Senate is preparing to debate a bill on banking reform after the Republicans dropped their opposition to discussing it. Audio

A new star rating system for Dunedin student flats has been launched today, in what is a first for New Zealand. Audio

For the first time in almost 20 years, the flightless kiwi is taking off overseas. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apologised to the woman he described as bigoted while wearing a live microphone but he may find some comfort in the fact he's not the first politician to… Read more Audio

The British prime minister Gordon Brown has written to members of his Labour party apologising for calling a voter a bigot during his election campaign. Audio

The interest rate the Greek government has to pay on its mountain of debt has risen sharply again - a further sign of how sceptical international markets are about the state of the country's national… Read more Audio

A second white supremacist has been jailed for the race-hate killing of a Korean tourist, who went missing while hitchhiking down the West Coast in 2003. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Israel's in the grip of its biggest corruption scandal in years. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio