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4:43 PM.A Bay of Plenty deputy principal says their school lunches are so hot when they arrive that staff have to wear rubber gardening gloves to handle them. Audio

4:37 PM.The announcement by the Health Minister was part of a raft of changes for the public health system. Alongside reinstating the board, Minister Simeon Brown slammed Health NZ for poor leadership - and… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Super Rugby CEO Jack Mesley has been bailed up to address the concerns of the Fijian Drua team after travel and accommodation issues marred their recent away game against the Hurricanes. Jamie Wall… Read more Audio

4:22 PM.A fund manager has been ordered to compensate a client after the man's investment tanked and he lost almost three thousand dollars in a week. But the client also acted against financial advice. Money… Read more Audio

4:17 PM.Millions of residents across the east coast are anxiously waiting for the arrival of Cyclone Alfred. It will be the first cyclone to hit the region in more than 50 years. The storm is expected to make… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Auckland Council is looking at converting a big chunk of Takapuna Golf course into a wetland to soak up future floodwaters. Wairau Valley was one of the hardest-hit areas during the 2023 floods with… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about how there's been an anxious wait for residents as Tropical Cyclone Alfred bears down on the Queensland and New South Wales coastline and a… Read more Audio

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

5:28 PM.After scoring a record total in Lahore the Black Caps are into the Champions Trophy final with a record amount of prize money on the line. New Zealand beat South Africa by 50 runs this morning to… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.A Tongan family whose eldest son is seriously ill say they've been left broken as they fight an order for deportation. Tina and Tafuna Vea'ila were served a deportation order at the end of last month… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Sacrificing Peter to pay Paul, institutional racism, disappointing, light on detail. These are some of the reactions to Health Minister Simeon Brown's announcement that the bowel screening age in New… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.Political Editor Jo Moir spoke to Lisa Owen about the resignations of Reserve Bank head Adrian Orr and Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran, as well as the sacking of UK High Commissioner Phil Goff. Audio

4:43 PM.Phil Goff remaining as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom has been labelled "untenable" by the Foreign Minister, after comments criticising Donald Trump. Political reporter Russell Palmer has… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.The Finance Minister insists the Reserve Bank governor's reasons for resigning are his and his alone, as questions continue to be asked over exactly why Adrian Orr has gone. Mr Orr's immediate… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.The captain is bracing for a bruising battle against the Hurricanes in Albany on Saturday, the side he played 131 times for between 2013-2023. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:24 PM.It's taken hundreds of hours, but a vintage car that was swamped in silt and water in Cyclone Gabrielle has been lovingly restored to its former glory and is back on the road. The 1934 Plymouth Coupe… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about how America has stopped sharing intelligence on Russia with Ukraine, the latest on the Trump administration and tariffs and a giant… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.A new customer service report has found New Zealanders spent 24 million hours on hold in 2024, or more than eleven hours each. The report's author is ServiceNow and its New Zealand manager Kate Tulp… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about opposition politicians accusing US Vice President JD Vance of disrespecting British military forces in a recent interview and an… Read more Audio

5:31 PM.Business update with Gyles Beckford. Audio

5:28 PM.Reserve Bank Board chair Neil Quigley said governor Adrian Orr has made a personal decision to step away and he has full confidence in him. Audio

5:25 PM.It's crunch time for the Black Caps in the Champions Trophy. New Zealand will meet South Africa in the semi-final in Lahore for a place in the decider against India on Sunday. Sports reporter Jonty… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.Donald Trump has kicked off a trade war with Mexico, Canada and China - sending world markets plunging. Executive Director of ExportNZ Joshua Tan spoke to Lisa Owen on how this could affect New… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Keep cool, keep calm, don't panic. That's the message from the government as Donald Trump kicks off a trade war with Mexico, Canada and China - sending world markets plunging. Prime Minister… Read more Audio

4:48 PM.It's still not clear how much of a hit New Zealand will take from the tariff war, which got well and truly underway today. Mr Trump has enacted tough tariffs on the US's largest trading partners -… Read more Audio