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4:35 PM.Mangere locals are on a mission to promote cycling in the south Auckland suburb - aiming to make the area the cycling capital of the pacific. A new cycleway's in the works to boost biking in the area… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.It will be an Englishman leading out Moana Pasifika for their Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Chiefs in Pukekohe tomorrow night. Tom Savage has been given the captain's arm-band in the absence of… Read more Audio

4:12 PM.US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky's one hour phone call about the war in Ukraine. Audio

4:06 PM.A small Nelson school is fighting plans to increase the speed limit on the State Highway 6 that runs past its front gate. The government's reversing speed limit reductions, brought in by Labour, on… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The United Kingdom work and pensions secretary has announced major cuts to welfare spending. It's a move that could hit up to one million people and split the ruling Labour party. UK correspondent… Read more Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:30 PM.15-year-old Sam Ruthe is hoping to break the four-minute mile barrier. He is aiming to become both the youngest person ever and the first 15-year-old in history to break the iconic mark. Sports… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.Winston Peters is keeping his cards close to his chest about what went down during his meeting with U-S Secretary of State Marco Rubio today. But the foreign minister insists he made New Zealand's… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Unless the culture changes someone is going to get hurt, someone is going get killed again, that said by the father of an Otago university student who suffocated at an over-crowded student house… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.The brother of a man who died by suicide in Palmerston North Hospital's mental health ward in April 2014 has welcomed a damning coroner's report into the death. Shaun Gray died on the 16th of April… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Posties are being told they're no longer allowed to redirect mail to your PO Box, even if you've got the correct street address on your parcel. The new rules are causing headaches for businesses, with… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.The Samoa government is to decide the future of the wreck of the HMNZS Manawanui that sank off the south coast of Upolu, Samoa five months ago. Fuel and pollutants have been removed from the wreck but… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.The Professional Tennis Players' Association announced overnight it has launched legal action against both the ATP and WTA, the organisations that run the men's and women's professional tours. The… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.A Dunedin environmentalist was shocked to discover tens of thousands of small plastic balls being blown across the city's student quarter after Monday's St Patrick's day celebrations. It's not the… Read more Audio

4:17 PM.The highly anticipated call between US president Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart took place this morning. Vladimir Putin agreed to a watered-down proposal to stop firing on Ukraine's energy… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.It's been five years since the COVID-19 pandemic which also saw the spread of virtual meetings. Some workers have been ordered back to the office - but regardless the virtual meeting or video call has… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.There are calls for a national inquiry to be established in Australia after revelations of abuse and neglect in Australia's multi-billion dollar Government-subsidised childcare industry. Australia… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.The system for dental check ups in Corrections facilities isn't like going to your local once a year. Prisoners must request services and are only seen in emergency circumstances. A dentist who's been… Read more Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:30 PM.The White Ferns T20 against Sri Lanka was called off while the Black Caps and Pakistan match has been reduced to 15 overs each. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.  Audio

5:26 PM.A programme to support nurse practitioners in their first year of employment has been dumped, despite it being described as the difference between some staying in the profession and walking away. The… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.Christopher Luxon is continuing his charm offensive in India, buoyed by his meeting with heavyweight Narenda Modi and the restart of trade talks. Audio

5:08 PM.Several young women needed medical treatment after being hit by flying bottles on St Patrick's Day and police are pushing for a ban on the sale of alcohol in glass bottles at liquor stores in the… Read more Audio

4:50 PM.All Whites stalwart Chris Wood admits being favourites doesn't happen often for them and may take some adjustments mentally as they prepare to take on their final World Cup qualifying hurdle. New… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.An international relations expert said Foreign Minister Winston Peters has a difficult task ahead, as he heads into a meeting with his United States counterpart. It comes after Winston Peters meets… Read more Audio