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The Treaty Negotiations Minister Michael Cullen had to sprint across a paddock and onto a Northland marae today. Audio

The US Federal Reserve has rescued insurance giant AIG from the brink of bankruptcy with a 130 billion dollar loan. Audio

Fonterra Chief executive Andrew Ferrier defended his company's actions. Audio

A third baby has died in China from drinking milk contaminated with melamine. Audio

Pink Floyd keyboard player and founding member Richard Wright has died of cancer at the age of 65. Audio

Pakistan's new president Asif Ali Zardari will meet the British prime minister Gordon Brown later tonight. Audio

At least 22 people have been killed by a female suicide bomber in Iraq. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

New Zealand film maker Peter Jackson is at the helm of a new World War I sound and light show. Audio

As many as a million Haitians may have been left homeless by a succession of hurricanes. Audio

Tomorrow Israel's governing Kadima party will choose a new leader. Audio

Wall Street is going through it's biggest shake-up since the great depression . Audio