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An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Health Minister says instead of investigating the state of New Zealand's aged care, Labour should be apologising for its neglect of the sector when it was in power. Audio

The Auckland Regional Council has been ordered to pay almost a hundred-thousand dollars to a developer after the Environment Court found the council acted unfairly in blocking one of its projects. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Hundreds of Anti-Government protesters in Thailand have retreated to outside the Parliament in Bangkok after briefly breaching a security cordon. Audio

Australia's Maritime Safety Authority is supervising the salvage operation of a Chinese coal ship stranded on the Great Barrier Reef. Audio

Debt ridden and drought hit dairy farmers throughout the country are delighted by the overnight hike in dairy prices. Audio

The public will be able to invest in a Fonterra linked fund under the dairy giant's final restructuring proposal which it says will also enable it to head off competition from foreigners buying up… Read more Audio

Police in Britain have arrested two women after they tried to take a dead relative on a flight to Germany. Audio

Legal bills for two National Party MPs have cost taxpayers 336-thousand dollars in the past few years. Audio

An investigation has found the pressure of the National Gliding Championships may have been a driving factor in the death of a pilot two years ago. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio