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The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

Escalating tensions between the US and Iran have sent oil prices surging.

The head of a social service provider is nervous about what might happen once its contract moves under the Social Investment Agency.

The rain overnight wasn't as heavy as feared, though more rain is still forecast.

The former manager of Molesworth Station on why his plan to make it a not-for-profit charity might be a world first if it is selected.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

A Chinese robot has just run a half marathon six minutes faster than any human ever has. Professor Dale Carnegie from Victoria University spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

A disabled kea with a missing upper-beak has achieved social dominance with his one-of-a-kind jousting technique. Felix Walton reports.

A Wellington-based coffee roaster says the price of beans is squeezing business margins. Richard Corney from Flight Coffee, which runs cafe The Hangar spoke to John Campbell.