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5:28 PM.It's been a turbulent year for Air New Zealand, who have dealt with ongoing engine maintenance issues, back lash over prices, cuts to regional routes and plummeting profits . MPs and some mayors have… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.T20 World Cup winning coach Ben Sawyer has extended his contract with the White Ferns for two more years. Sawyer has been in charge since mid-2022 and over that time has guided the team through highs… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.The Government has pledged to power up Kiwibank to take on its Australian competitiors - seeking a half billion dollar injection from local investors. It comes after a Commerce Commission's… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.A survivor of domestic abuse had almost all her teeth broken in a series of attacks by her then partner. Because she can't afford to get them fixed, the state of her teeth is leading to infections in… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.Whakaari White Island was hidden by cloud as survivors, rescuers and locals gathered to remember the 22 people who died when the volcano erupted five years ago today. But despite the raw emotion and… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.The company that went in to solvent liquidation November has been bought by Aotearoa's largest privately owned catering company Montana group. Montana is a school lunch supplier and owns several… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Tougher fire restrictions for the scorched Canterbury region aren't expected to come into effect until later this week. This is despite a flurry of wildfires that have broken out throughout the region… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.Liquor retailers are preparing to face frustrated customers as new rules mean alcohol sales will end early tonight. Auckland Council voted unanimously on the changes earlier this year, which mean from… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.Out-of-form Black Caps players are coming under fire after New Zealand lost the second cricket Test against England - as well as the series. Black Caps coach Gary Stead acknowledges they could be… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Beware being hooked by a phishing scam this holiday season, especially if you are selling anything online. Police warn that fraudsters are targeting seller on platforms like Trade Me and Facebook… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.There have been scenes of celebration in the Syrian capital Damascus, a day after rebels toppled the 24-year regime of President Bashir al-Assad. Crowds of people also swarmed the Presidential palace… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.All chickens on the Otago poultry farm infected with avian influenza are now being killed. The highly contagious H7N6 virus has spread to all four layer hen sheds that house 160,000 chickens on the… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Susana Lei'ataua about the latest after South Korea's shocking - but short lived - declaration of martial law that put pressure on the nation's president to step… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:31 PM.It's day one of the second test between the Black Caps and England at the Basin Reserve. New Zealand won the toss and sent the English in to bat in the capital, with the Kiwis needing a win to keep… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Although the result is welcome news, MPI said 'it's very early days' due to the viruses long incubation period and they're still not confident the virus hasn't spread to other farms. Meanwhile, a deal… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.Firefighters expect to take a week to tackle the massive fire which has torn through almost a thousand hectares of scrub in Canterbury's high country. The fire has destroyed a wilderness hut near the… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Two young people taking part in the government's trial boot camp programme are on the run, one of them taking off while at the tangi of another participant who died in a car crash. Despite this… Read more Audio

4:52 PM.A Rotorua retirement community has been spreading some early Christmas cheer by doing up old and broken bicycles so they look good as new, then giving them to delighted school children. Arvida… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.Around 650 households in the Canterbury town of Waimate are still under a "do not drink' notice - after nitrate levels exceeded the acceptable levels of 50 milligrams per litre of water. Unsafe levels… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Two of the nine teenagers taking part in the coalition's boot camp programme are missing. The group of ten - now in the community phase of the programme - dropped to nine last week, after one… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.Principals say some school-leavers will have to rethink their plans after failing critical NCEA literacy and numeracy tests. Thousands of students failed the numeracy, reading, and writing tests and… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.RNZ sports reporter Jamie Wall spoke to Susana Lei'ataua about his favourite rugby moment this year and a big day for football tomorrow for Tamaki Makaurau. Audio

4:25 PM.It's been propelled to new heights by the election of Donald Trump who has said he wants to make the US the 'crypto capital' of the world. But how do New Zealanders get a slice of the action? More… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart spoke to Susana Lei'ataua about how number of major media outlets are taking ChatGPT's creator to court for alleged copyright breaches. She also spoke about a man… Read more Audio