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News from the Waatea team. Audio

Up to ten people were taken to hospital and dozens treated for hyperventiltation as hysterical crowds of girls greeted the teen pop sensation Justin Bieber in Sydney. Audio

Taranaki Maori say they're being ignored as the Crown, district and regional councils and oil companies push ahead with energy projects. Audio

The country's mayors are being offered a chance to sit at the cabinet committee table under a Labour-led Government. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Farmland and roads are under water throughout Southland, as the Oreti River keeps rising. Audio

A forty-five billion Euro rescue package for Greece may not be enough to avert another debt crisis. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A former Chief Financial Officer for Feltex Carpets is blaming accountants Ernst and amp; Young for inaccurate financial statements that have landed company directors in court. Audio

The families of the three servicemen killed in yesterday's helicopter crash near Wellington have been gathering at Ohakea Air Force Base today, travelling there from Auckland, Hawke's Bay and… Read more Audio

Ken Swinney - from the Southland Regional Council - is with us. Audio

Derek Carston farms 22-hundred sheep in Mossburn. He's got five big paddocks under water and the Oreti River which is normally 6 to 7 metres wide now stretches across 300 metres. Audio