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6:15 PM.The All Blacks are just one win away from reaching the Rugby World Cup final in England - but it's not going to be easy, with old rivals South Africa standing in their way. Audio

6:10 PM.The man at the centre of 1.2 million dollar tax fraud in New Plymouth has been told to expect to go to jail. Audio

6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:56 PM.A New Zealand dance crew has featured in Justin Bieber's new music video. Audio

5:51 PM.The former American Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has shrugged off intense criticism of her handling of the deadly 2012 attack in Libya that threatens to derail her attempt to become the next… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.The security industry is backing a coroner's call for stricter standards and training, after the death of a security guard on his first night on the job. Audio

5:44 PM.The Christchurch insurer, Southern Response, has admitted it'll fall short of meeting its deadline for having 90-percent of all earthquake claims settled by the end of next year. Audio

5:38 PM.Queenstown is putting itself forward as the first region in New Zealand to be classified as a Special Economic Zone. Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:26 PM.Another chapter in the All Blacks-Springboks history is set to be written on Sunday morning when the two sides clash in the Rugby World Cup semi-final at Twickenham. Audio

5:24 PM.A teacher is tonight behind bars awaiting sentence, after being found guilty of having a sexual relationship with a young boy. Audio

5:16 PM.New Zealand Football has lost its appeal against a ruling that denied the under-23 team a chance to qualify for the 2016 Olympics. Audio

5:11 PM.A Palmerston North rapist's two-year sex crime spree is over, ending today with the 34 year old man sent to jail indefinitely. Audio

5:08 PM.An agricultural training company, which has just gone into liquidation, has been ordered to repay 6.2 million taxpayer dollars after an investigation found it was teaching fewer hours than it was… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Agribusiness Training ordered to repay $6.2m. Heavy prison term for sex predator. NZ Football loses appeal, says it was specifically targeted. Teacher found guilty of sexually abusing boy. A new… Read more Audio

6:57 PM.A Dutch team has won the biennial World Solar Challenge for the second time in a row, 42 solar cars set off from Darwin on Sunday for the 3-thousand kilometre race south, and so far 5 teams have… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.Retiring Green MP Russel Norman delivers his valedictory speech to the House; Environment Minister Nick Smith faces questions about the state of New Zealand's rivers in light of this week's the… Read more Audio

6:47 PM.The Silver Ferns need to win tonight's Constellation Cup match against Australia in Auckland in order to keep their series hopes alive. Netball reporter, Bridget Tunnicliffe, says victory is possible… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.The US Vice President, Joe Biden, has dashed the hopes of many Democrats and announced that he will not run in the country's 2016 election. Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports. Audio

6:40 PM.A Government-commissioned report has found hundreds of sailors on two frigates protesting at Mururoa in the 1970s were not exposed to harmful levels of radiation. Audio

6:36 PM.Amnesty International has recounted horrific stories of Rohingya people who were abused and kept in hellish conditions while trafficked out of Myanmar in shoddy boats. Graham Thom, who is Amnesty's… Read more Audio

6:28 PM.Rowing New Zealand says a snubbing at the world awards is bizarre - but the sport's global body says people are tired of this country's rowers winning so often. Rowing NZ chief executive Simon… Read more Audio

6:27 PM.The Government says it is not condoning bribery and corruption in other jurisductions by allowing some payments to foreign officials. Audio

6:24 PM.The Green Party MP, and former co-leader, Russel Norman has used his final speech in Parliament to highlight what he says is a loss of democracy in New Zealand. Audio

6:18 PM.The words of murdered woman, Mei fan detailing her fear of her estranged husband were read out in the High Court today. Reporter Nick Butcher has been at the trial. Audio