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Police in Jamaica are investigating a deadly attack on a New Zealander who was Britain's honorary consul in Monetgo Bay. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A senior police officer who was caught driving after drinking heavily at the police college bar has been convicted and fined. Audio

Hopes for a breakthrough in the Auckland bus drivers' industrial dispute have been dashed and major disruption for 80,000 passengers looks inevitable. Audio

Child Youth and Family is defending its role in placing an abused child with a caregiver who is now also charged with assaulting the youngster. Audio

Health authorities in China are taking a proactive stance on swine flu, announcing plans for mass vaccinations ahead of it's 60th anniversary celebrations for being a People's Republic. Audio

A new species of giant rat, similar in size to a household cat, has been found deep in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. Audio

The challenges facing Japan's new Government are formidable, and one of them is what to do about the country's chronic labour shortage. Audio

The global economic downturn may be leading to more violence against women. Audio

New technology is promising a gentler form of Chemotherapy. Australia's national science agency is helping develop a skin patch encrusted with tiny diamond particles which release the chemicals slowly… Read more Audio

A report prepared for the Australian Government has found major gaps in the security systems set up to protect its ports from terror threats. Audio

A group campaigning to curb the country's alcohol habit says it will petition the government to ban liquor advertising. Audio