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Russia has agreed to lend Venezuela more than two billion US dollars to buy tanks and anti-aircraft missiles in a deal that has some South American leaders and the United States on edge over the… Read more Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

It was New Zealand's equivalent of a lion and could snatch and carry off children - but the giant Haast's eagle did not have a brain to match its enormous size. Audio

The New Zealand Retailers' Association say July's dip in sales figures could have been worse. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

A New Zealand carpenter living in London is causing a stir with some trademark kiwi ingenuity. Audio

If internet dating, speed dating or even the lonely hearts columns haven't worked for you, then we may have the answer. Audio

The White House has dismissed suggestions that race has triggered some of the intense opposition to US President Barack Obama's policies. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Elton John could become the latest celebrity to adopt a child. Audio

The Government has backed down on the proposed boundaries for the new super city in Auckland, and now the Rodney District is back in. Audio

Auckland's embattled new community lab testing service has replaced its chief executive only a week after it became fully operational. Audio