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An Australian film-maker has described the"appalling"conditions inside Indonesian detention camps for asylum seekers. Audio

Parliament has given the police powers to collect DNA samples by force from people they haven't yet charged and without approval from a judge. Audio

The new anti-organised crime agency, OFCANZ, is claiming a body-blow to the gang trade in methamphetamine or 'P' after a series of raids in Auckland and Northland today. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Police are investigaing the suspicious death of a two-year-old boy in Wanganui over the weekend. Audio

The Office of the Auditor General says it will not investigate the accommodation claims of deputy Prime Minister Bill English any further. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A 14-year-old has appeared in court charged with the indecent assault of a woman in Mangere, but the police say they're keeping an open mind about other attacks in the area. Audio

The Local Government Minister Rodney Hide has failed to secure Cabinet support to introduce referendums designed to give ratepayers a say on major council projects. Audio

The Finance Minister Bill English has been cleared of any wrong doing over his accommodation allowances. The Office of the Auditor-General says it will not investigate any further. Audio

Good rains in far Western Queensland have brought what some locals are calling a beautiful plague. Audio

Japan's new centre-left Government is facing its first major test. Audio