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Brain signals become admissable evidence in US courts, the drones hanging around Scott's hut, and in Dateline Pacific fears of an expat exodus from Fiji.

Bill English gets another shot leading the National Party. Visiting Kaikoura's shops online and in Dateline Pacific, the ABC cuts its shortwave service to the islands.

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Who will replace John Key and film on the radio...

John Key, who has lead the country since November 2008, will be Prime Minister no longer. And in Dateline Pacific; Amnesty International says action needs to follow Fiji's talk of ending torture.