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Investigations are underway to assess just how much damage a coal carrier has caused to the Great Barrier Reef. Audio

Tokelau has declared its waters a whaling free zone at a meeting in Auckland today. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

New information has been gathered in Antarctica shedding light on how Gondwana land was formed 500 million years ago. Audio

An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the richter scale has left at least 300 people dead and more than 8-thousand injured in northwestern China's remote Qinghai province. Audio

Polish authorities have announced a joint funeral for the country's President and the First Lady in Krakow on Sunday. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

News from the business sector. Audio

In the US the embattled car maker Toyota is suspending sales of its new Lexus G-X Four Sixty after an American consumer magazine issued a safety warning about the model. Audio

A report into the Conficker virus which forced the Waikato District Health Board to shut down its computer network has found the DHB didn't do enough to prevent such an attack. Audio

The Government has begun its overhaul of the governing bodies of the nation's 20 polytechnics by making 78 appointments to councils. Audio

The Chinese owned company seeking to buy 24 central North Island dairy farms has also got its eye on a significant number of properties further afield - including in the South Island Audio