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An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Australian parliament has rejected the government's contentious carbon trading scheme to tackle global warming. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Chief Coroner says installing a permanent landline phone at Bethalls Beach near Auckland should be considered, following the drowning of rising league star Sonny Fai. Audio

There's been a big increase in the price of bread and vegetables over the past twelve months but butter and cheese are cheaper. Audio

The lawyer for a man accused of stabbing his ex-wife to death says he will vigorously defend the charge. Audio

The National Manager of Road Policing, Paula Rose. Audio

From November the 1st drivers will be banned from texting or talking on handheld mobile phones. Audio

Britons wanting to avoid the tax man by putting their money into bank accounts in Liechtenstein will no longer be able to do so. Audio

Amnesty International has issued an alarming report on the number of women in Peru who die in childbirth. Audio

Emotions are running high in Cyprus and Greece with the identification of the remains of five Greek Cypriot prisoners of war killed 35 years ago and thrown down a well. Audio

A major conference on HIV/AIDs has been told the epidemic in Asia is being fuelled by drug users sharing contaminated needles, while unprotected sex remains the problem in the Pacific. Audio