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6:16 PM.Asbestos dust has been found in corridors and clinical rooms in Dunedin Hospital, David Clark is Labour's acting health spokesperson and the MP for Dunedin North. Audio

6:07 PM.Asbestos dust has been found in corridors and clinical rooms in Dunedin Hospital, and staff and patients, including pregnant women, may have been exposed. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

6:06 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:53 PM.The precious Motunui Epa which was illegally smuggled out of the country in the 1970s has gone on public display in New Plymouth today. Audio

5:48 PM.Fourteen corrupt Vanuatu government MPs including the deputy Prime Minister have been sent to jail. A Port Vila academic Tess Newton Cain spoke to Radio New Zealand International's Sally Round. Audio

5:44 PM.A jury in the trial of a social worker accused of having sex with her underage client, has begun deliberating. Audio

5:40 PM.A predicted strong El Nino summer has lifeguards making preparations for bigger waves, more rips and a long and hot summer bringing more people flocking to the water. Kim Baker Wilson has been at… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.Radiologists and laboratory workers at Dunedin hospital are worried they may have been exposed to asbestos at Dunedin hospital. Dr Deborah Powell is the Apex Union national secretary and spokesperson… Read more Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:27 PM.The Dunedin City Council is scaling back its botched South Dunedin cycle network, saying it will have to do less of it, better. Audio

5:25 PM.Former MPs and their partners have spent almost three quarters of a million dollars of taxpayer money on travel in the year to June. Amelia Langford reports. Audio

5:22 PM.A Waitangi Tribunal report has found the Crown was deceitful when it bought land from Whanganui Maori and is responsible for the deprived state many of them live in now. Audio

5:17 PM.Education leaders say they are disappointed, hurt and appalled that the Government has again paid charter schools for more students than they actually have. John Gerritsen reports. Audio

5:14 PM.The police are being criticised for failing to properly protect a vulnerable two-year-old who arrived at hospital with suspicious injuries. The Independent Police Complaints Authority says the boy was… Read more Audio

5:05 PM.Asbestos dust has been found in corridors and clinical rooms in Dunedin Hospital, and staff and patients, including pregnant women, may have been exposed. Audio

5:00 PM.Asbestos dust in corridors, clinical rooms in Dunedin Hospital, Police failed to properly protect a vulnerable child, Tribunal report - Crown deceived Whanganui Maori over land grab, Former MPs spend… Read more Audio

6:47 PM.Amy Adams answers questions on crime statistics and broadband - and gets a ringing endorsement from her Prime Minister; Andrew Little asks John Key about foreign investment in land; Two Government… Read more Audio

6:45 PM.A Golden Bay couple are preparing to sue the police over the way they were treated during the investigation into the 1080 blackmail case. Audio

6:38 PM.Police have released photos of the bedding found wrapped around the body of 10-year-old Alex Fisher, as they continue to piece together what happened. Audio

6:35 PM.A teacher accused of sexually abusing a boy has wept in Court as she denied sleeping with him or sending him text messages. Audio

6:28 PM.The Police Minister is confident that tougher penalties for drivers who flee officers will send them a message it won't be tolerated. Audio

6:25 PM.A Perth bikie gang leader is challenging the Australian Immigration Minister's decision to deport him back to New Zealand because of his bad character. Audio

6:19 PM.Opposition parties say the latest State of the Environment report makes for depressing reading. Audio

6:18 PM.A Police Sergeant who arrested Michael Preston recalls the accused killer appearing calm and undisturbed by a large contingent of armed Police surrounding his property. Audio

6:12 PM.Pregnancies supervised by newly graduated midwives are much more likely to end in a baby's death - according to Otago University researchers. Audio