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The company that employed two men who drowned while working on Christchurch's new wastewater ocean pipeline has pleaded guilty to failing to ensure their safety. Audio

It's 70 years since the start of the Second World War and in those dark days before the conflict began in earnest the British government activated a plan to move millions of children out of harms way.

The European Commission, the executive body of the EU, wants to do more to help refugees and is unveiling plans tonight to allow more of them to resettle in Europe. Audio

A judge in Chile has ordered the arrest of at more than 120 former military and secret police officials accused of human rights abuses committed during the military government of General Augusto… Read more Audio

The Bank of New Zealand is installing new equipment which it hopes will put off would-be robbers from holding banks in future. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Newly released letters and documents from the Scottish and UK governments are revealing details of how politicians dealt with the release of the Lockerbie bomber. Audio

Libya has marked forty years since the coup that brought Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to power, with a lavish ceremony outside the capital, Tripoli. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Scottish scientists have released research that shatters the popular view that an aspirin a day keeps the doctor away. Audio

Mother Nature has come to the aid of firefighters tackling a deadly wildfire raging in Los Angeles, but officials are warning they're a long way from declaring victory. Audio

A prostitute support group says immigration officials are in denial over New Zealand's human trafficking problem. Audio