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6:08 PM.Greg Barton, a professor in global Islamic politics, talks about the announcement that NZ troops will stay in Iraq for an extra 18 months. Audio

5:55 PM.Latest sports news from the RNZ Sport team. Audio

5:51 PM.A group of Indian students is fighting deportation from New Zealand in a case their lawyer says affects hundreds of foreigners studying here. Audio

5:50 PM.A scheme by a Canterbury business selling fresh-bottled air from the Southern Alps in smog-smothered countries has been labelled as nonsense. Audio

5:45 PM.A second report has been released from office of the Children's Commissioner, calling for major changes to Child Youth and Family. Audio

5:39 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:09 PM.New Zealand troops are to stay in Iraq for an extra 18 months, despite the Prime Minister's previous insistence that he would not extend the mission. Audio

6:42 PM.The numbers of refugees New Zealand will accept was boosted this week to one thousand people, to take effect from 2018 - the first increase in 30 years. The annual quota of 750 has not been raised… Read more Audio

6:25 PM.US President Barack Obama has visited Orlando, meeting with relatives of those killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting. He's also called on lawmakers to pass stronger gun control laws urging them to… Read more Audio

6:23 PM.After a warm reception from New Zealand fans in 2015, the Professional Darts Corporation and all its stars are back. Sports reporter Matt Chatterton caught up with the men who transformed darts from a… Read more Audio

6:20 PM.After weeks of headlines about homelessness in Auckland, people showed up in droves to sleep in their cars in solidarity at the 'Stand Up For Homes' event. Audio

6:16 PM.The All Blacks take on Wales in the second test in Wellington tomorrow night and even Welsh fans have almost written off the touring side's chances. Audio

6:13 PM.Researchers say authorities in charge of the country's rivers have been drastically underestimating how much water trout and salmon need to grow and thrive. Audio

6:10 PM.The 90-day trial period introduced seven years ago has done nothing to help struggling job-seekers get a foot in the door, a new Treasury-commissioned study has revealed. Audio

5:57 PM.Police are still looking for the man who shot and injured a 14-year-old boy in Hamilton last night. Andrew McRae reports from Hamilton. Audio

5:55 PM.New Plymouth Mayor Andrew Judd, who was abused when he championed Maori representation on his Council, was deserted by his fellow councillors today on the final leg of his hikoi of peace. Mr Judd was… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.A pathologist says the fight in which an Auckland schoolboy was killed was not a homicidal beating, but that the punch's impact was amplified by an undetected heart condition. Audio

5:43 PM.The Government's decision to torpedo an extension of paid parental leave has caused widespread dismay, despite claims by Finance Minister Bill English that the $278m cost was untenable. Audio

5:41 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:26 PM.Auckland iwi Ngati Whatua O Orakei says the government's newly announced housing project won't address homelessness, but will offer more options to ease housing demand. Audio