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An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A better-than-expected rise in manufacturing sales has led many economists to upgrade their forecasts for economic growth. Audio

Disgruntled pilots have headed to court to challenge the Civil Aviation's move to access their conviction histories from the Ministry of Justice. Audio

Work is under way on how Christchurch people will be told if their homes must be abandoned, even though the Government's still not indicating just when that will happen. Audio

The Prime Minister John Key has made an historic address to the Australian Parliament. Audio

The head of the SFO Adam Feeley says the charges are the result of an exhaustive investigation into Aorangi Securities and Hubbard Management Funds. Audio

New Zealand children from poor families are performing better in education tests than poor children from all other English-speaking countries except Canada. Audio

Port Otago says every major port in the country will have to dredge its channels deeper to cope with larger ships. Audio

Housing New Zealand's move to evict three Mongrel Mob families from Lower Hutt state houses, has been labelled a pure disgrace. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

A consent hearing for what could become New Zealand's biggest coal mine has been told the project will destroy nearly 200 hectares of a unique landscape on the West Coast. Audio

Three houses have been red-stickered in the Bay of Plenty town of Ohope following the death of a teenager in a landslide on Saturday. Audio