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The Government is putting $4.7 million of extra funding into efforts to stop the spread of a disease killing ancient kauri trees. Audio

78 Sri Lankans are preparing to spend another night aboard the Australian customs ship, the Oceanic Viking. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The Pakistani Federation of Madrassas - or Islamic schools - says enrolment over the last year has leapt by forty per cent. Audio

The United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has condemned what she calls the"cowardly"Taliban attack on a Kabul guesthouse. Audio

In what's being called a world breakthrough a New Zealand pharmaceutical company is releasing a new pain relief drug that combines paracetamol and the anti-inflammatory ibuprofen. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The American space agency, NASA, has successfully tested its news ARES 1-X rocket. Audio

A United States justice committee has been hearing disturbing evidence today on the risks of elite sports players becoming early candidates for dementia. Audio

More evidence is emerging of sophisticated attacks by criminals and even foreign governments on Australia's computer networks. Audio

News from the business sector. Audio

The Green Party's warnings that New Zealanders should fear big business involvment in water supply have been labelled as scaremongering. Audio