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5:50 PM.Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about officials actively working towards the second phase of the Gaza Ceasefire deal, as well as Pope Leo who is due to visit the Middle East… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.Millions of dollars have been spent on a new speedway track at Auckland's Waikaraka Park and drivers say it's a win for the racing community. It comes after Auckland Council's controversial decision… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:32 PM.NZ Cricket boss Scott Weenink is said to be fighting for his job amid an increasingly bitter power struggle over a the future of the domestic game. RNZ understands the NZ Cricket board has signalled… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Retailers who have sold children's coloured play sand potentially laced with asbestos need to be held to account, according to Labour's consumer Affairs spokesperson. The contamination scare has… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.A proposed 66 house subdivision near the shores of Lake Whakamaru in Waikato has sparked a land occupation by a local hapu. But the issues Ngati Te Kohera are fighting for go much deeper than the one… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Christchurch has been revealed as the city that will be home to a national memorial to the Erebus crash victims. It comes after a wait of more than four and half decades and push back from other… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.What started with a "stir crazy" chef armed with a nutri bullet during lockdown is now an award winning company looking to tackle a major element of the country's food waste problem. Rescued Kitchen… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.Rescue crews in Hong Kong are scrambling to find survivors after a huge fire engulfed a high rise residential complex. At least 44 people have died, dozens more are critically injured and hundreds are… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.Almost 46 years to the day that 257 people died in the Mt Erebus plane crash, a Christchurch reserve has now been chosen as the preferred location for a national memorial. The Ministry for Culture and… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.The crawl towards summer means one of the showpiece events on Auckland's sporting calendar is fast approaching. The ASB Classic has already had some good news in the last month and now has another… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.A crypto accountant is warning investors that the tax collector is coming for them, with seven out of ten people trading in crypto assets currently side stepping their tax obligations. In July last… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about a shooting just blocks away from the White House which has left two National Guard troops in a critical condition Audio

4:07 PM.A local community board has voted against having more concerts at Eden park, a move some Auckland businesses are describing as a handbrake on prosperity. The government wants to boost the number of… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the country's budget day, which was preceded by a pre-budget announcement that a tourist tax could be introduced across England. Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:32 PM.After taking time out of the game to deal with a serious injury and to focus on her mental health, Grace Wisnewski has fallen back in love with football. The Kiwi has been recalled to the Football… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.Tiny parts of vehicle tyres are making up the biggest source of microplastics in our ocean, according to marine scientists. They have been looking at tyre particles on roadsides and in storm water in… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.A mother convicted of murdering her two young children will remain behind bars for at least 17 years, after her sentencing in Auckland today. Hakyung Lee was found guilty by a jury of murdering… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.The Reserve Bank has dropped the OCR to its lowest level in three years, down to 2.25%. Some home loan rates started to drop just minutes after the OCR cut of 25 basis points. The Reseve Bank says… Read more Audio

4:50 PM.A new AI navigation tool will provide a digital front door to mental health services, according to the Minister responsible. The government says a big barrier to accessing mental health services is… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.A native freshwater fish thought to be lost from Auckland's wetlands has resurfaced after more than a decade of searching. Populations of the elusive and endangered Waikaka, or Black Mudfish, have… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Fifa will adopt a new tennis-style system for next week's draw for the 2026 World Cup. The draw ceremony for the first 48-team World Cup will be held next week in Washington DC. With the expanded… Read more Audio

4:18 PM.It started as a tiny seed of an idea, but it has grown into a flourishing vege garden, in an unlikely spot; a concrete company carpark in Kerikeri. Now that carpark is feeding a bunch of families in… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.Asia correspondent Katie Silver spoke to Lisa Owen about Southeast Asia being pummelled by severe weather and flooding, as well as a Thai woman who was found alive in a coffin right before she was… Read more Audio