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6:38 PM.The Wellington City Council is trying to create a strategy to cope with its biggest intake of Syrian refugees in a decade. Audio

6:35 PM.Immigration New Zealand says it's focusing on Wellington for the first influx of Syrian refugees because there are already some living there. Audio

6:25 PM.The police are warning about a new kind of internet scam, where men are being blackmailed after performing sexual acts over Skype. Audio

6:22 PM.A human rights lawyer says he plans to fight for the release of the country's longest serving prisoner - 77-year-old child sex offender, Alfred Vincent. Audio

6:18 PM.The ACT leader says he hasn't been done over by the National Party over the paid parental leave issue , rather he's just much better informed now about the support available to some families. Audio

6:15 PM."For the fifth time in a month, frontline response police officers have had to deal with armed and clearly dangerous offenders," Police Association President Greg O'Connor said today. Audio

6:12 PM.A man is dead after he opened fire at a McDonalds restaurant in the centre of Upper Hutt. The police shot the man when he turned his firearm towards them on Main Street just after half past twelve… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:54 PM.An Auckland man's pun-laden video of a walk in the bush has gone global. Audio

5:51 PM.A Waikato dairy farmer tried to chase down two thieves in the middle of the night wearing nothing but his thermal underwear and gumboots. Audio

5:50 PM.A BNZ bank in Manukau was robbed today and the police say it could be connected to two other robberies in the past eight days. Audio

5:47 PM.With the future of a troubled boarding school hanging in the balance, the campaign to keep it open is gaining traction, with the district's mayor out in support, and a National and Labour MP in… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The Government is rebuffing calls to reject a multi-million-dollar payout from Housing New Zealand, saying the dividend encourages the agency to be more efficient. Audio

5:42 PM.Kaitaia Airport has been taken over by a group of protestors from a Far North iwi who have locked the gate, stopping planes from taking off or landing. Audio

5:36 PM.The country's longest serving prisoner has again been denied parole. Audio

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

5:27 PM.Two managers of a popular Indian restaurant chain in Auckland have admitted exploiting workers, including paying a chef just forty dollars for two month's work. Audio

5:22 PM.Invercargil's Civic Theatre was the centre of an emergency today after several children rehearsing for a school production fainted. Audio

5:20 PM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, is suggesting New Zealand only accepts refugees who are women and children, and sends the men back to fight against Islamic State. Audio

5:10 PM.The police have shot dead a man who opened fire in a McDonalds restaurant, before shooting at police in the middle of a busy street in Upper Hutt. Audio

5:00 PM.Police shoot dead the Upper Hutt gunman;NZ First suggests only accepts women and children from Syria;Children faint on stage;Restaurant managers admit exploiting workers;Longest serving prisoner… Read more Audio

6:57 PM.Five time world champion Mahe Drysdale has been left pondering just what went wrong after he missed out on winning his sixth single sculls world title in France. Audio

6:53 PM.A New Zealand geneticist is calling for a radical shake up on how medical treatments are matched to Pacifika pepole after carrying out an extensive study of their DNA. Audio

6:49 PM.A leader of a central North Island iwi says the roll-out of Whanau Ora has at times been rough for most iwi, with providers in his rohe competing for resources.; Youngest son of New Zealander of the… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.Former Australian rugby league star Jarryd Hayne has stunned American footbal followers by making it into the San Francisco 49ers NFL squad. Audio