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Ukraine says Russian soldiers have been killed by their North Korean counterparts near Kursk, Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the story Audio

Hawkes Bay brothers Jeremy and Louis Gaffaney are battling it out for cookie selling supremacy, who will come out on top? Audio

A bump in Takahe numbers at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari with three new chicks and one on the way.. Nathan Rarere talked with Helen Hughes and Dr Janelle Ward Audio

We're only a week away from Fruit of the Year, and no one is more excited than Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: NZ Watermelon Audio

Turmoil in Ghana after last weekend's elections, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Accra Audio

A warning from the NYPD for the big Apple's CEOs - Bevan Hurley has the latest twist in the CEO murder case Audio

Te Awamutu's Regent Theatre is one of the oldest working cinemas in the country, Leonard Powell went to check out the small town's big screen. Audio

If you're a possum around Harataunga/Kennedy Bay, watch out, the locals are coming for you. Volunteer and environmental scientist Dr Kate James speaks to Nathan about the humane trapping project Te… Read more Audio

The Mountain Safety Council has summer advice for trampers and trail runners - chief executive Mike Daisley joined Nathan Rarere. Audio

A Northland murder remains unsolved after three years, Peter De Graaf has the story from Ahipara Audio

Brazil's President is in hospital for brain surgery, Kate Pereyra-Garcia reports from South America Audio

Guilty verdicts in the Sara Sharif case in the UK, Ellie Jay has the story from London Audio