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The neighbour of six month old Serenity Scott Dinnington who died of brain injuries last week says she's knew there was violence going on next door but was too scared to do anything about it. Audio

Good turn out to hui on child violence, Minimum driving age raised after bill passes unanimously, Driving age raised to 16, Harawira apologises for Bin Laden comments. Audio

The first revamped Air Force's Orion aircraft has officially been delivered, with five more to come in the next two years. Audio

Waatea News for 4 May 2011 Audio

Many people in Christchurch have taken up smoking again or are going through more cigarettes a day since earthquakes began rattling the region. Audio

Rodney Hide is aiming to win over the man who ousted him as Act Party leader and has called his political brand toxic. Audio

The White House has changed its story about how Osama bin Laden was killed, and is under growing pressure to explain why he wasn't taken alive. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Christchurch quake has put off visitors coming to New Zealand with numbers plunging 11 percent in March. Audio

A new centre being set up to help Canterbury businesses struggling after the recent earthquakes says it's getting ready to open its doors and is calling for applications from interested companies. Audio

Westpac's profit has improved in New Zealand, as more people took out mortgages and the number of bad loans decreased. Audio

To Russia now, where the Kremlin is calling the killing of Osama bin Laden a serious success for the United States. Audio