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5:43 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about talk surroudning Iran's long-range missile capability and the potential impact that could have on the UK., as well as Andrew… Read more Audio

5:31 PM.New Zealand Cricket want to explore a franchise league to replace the current domestic T20 competition. Board chair Diana Puketapu-Lyndon says a revitalised domestic league was the preference instead… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:26 PM.A new national online pet adoption platform being launched to hook animals up with their forever humans. Groups can post animals needing homes in a kind of one stop shop. More than 70,000 cats and… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.Rakiura locals fear surging fuel prices will soon send their power bills rocketing up or that Stewart Island - which relies on diesel generators for electricity - may face blackouts. Rakiura is home… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.A scientist is hoping the current fuel crisis might be disrupter that is needed to turn people away from fossil fuel. It comes as a new report on the state of the global climate paints a dire picture… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.New Zealanders will learn tomorrow who will be eligible for cost-of-living support in the face of soaring fuel prices. Cabinet ministers have signed off on a relief scheme - which they say will be… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.Would you rather work from home or take subsidised public transport to avoid the increasing cost of fuelling up the car? Public transport operators have made a case to the Government to encourage… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.There has been plenty of ladder movement in Super Rugby Pacific. It was a mixed bag for kiwi sides at the weekend, with three wins and three losses between them. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to… Read more Audio

4:22 PM.Love apparently comes at a price and Kiwi singles are prepared to pay, according to a new survey on the cost of dating. 1000 New Zealanders aged between 18 and 65 years old took part in the YouGov… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.The clock is ticking down in the Middle East as Donald Trump's deadline for Iran to completely open the Strait of Hormuz approaches. The US president threatened to "obliterate" Iranian power plants if… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.An aviation fuel crisis, cancelled routes and global jitters could mean a hard landing for one of our top export industries. Dozens of tourism operators have had overseas visitors cancel due to the… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.It's almost the weekend and with the Academy Awards having just passed some of us might be itching to hit up the nearest cinema. A photo of the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles taken right after the… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the findings from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry revealing the National Health Service was 'on the brink of collapse' during the pandemic… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:25 PM.Every team in a FIFA women's competition will be required to have at least one female head or assistant coach under groundbreaking new regulations just passed. The change will come into effect later… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.It's not the first time there's been pain at the pumps. In the late 1970s the answer was carless days, but people found ways to cheat the system and fuel use barely dropped. The minister who oversaw… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.There's something rotten in plans to ditch minimum fish sizes for commercial catches according to an environmental group. At the moment several popular fish species have to be a minimum size to be… Read more Audio

4:48 PM.Air trapped in a pipe could have contributed to the massive blow back of sewage that flooded the Moa Point treatment plant. Modelling in an initial report suggests during high water flow turbulence… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Over the past week, more than 500 vintage cars have been cruising the streets of Nelson and beyond as part of a festival celebrating historic motoring. The event was last in Nelson in 1972 and has… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.Hungry students are emptying foodbanks within days as rising prices make it harder for them to make ends meet. Speaking at the launch of a new study, student leaders say that hardship has increased… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.It's all square between New Zealand and South Africa heading into the third T20 double header in Auckland. Both the Black Caps and White Ferns sit at one game apiece against their Protea counterparts… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Slipper Island, an exclusive chunk of land off the Coromandel Coast is up for grabs and could go for more than $10 million. It's one of fewer than two dozen private islands in Aotearoa. Dianna Cussen… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Americas correspondent Katie Silver spoke to Lisa Owen about Mexico's president saying she wants to support Cuba as the island grapples with an energy crisis, as well as moves to thaw frosty relations… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.In the Bay of Islands the spike in fuel prices couldn't have come at a worst time for tourism and hospitality operators, who are already seeing a dip in their visitor numbers. While the latest GDP… Read more Audio