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

5:54 PM.Faulty suspension wires and poor engineering are being blamed for a huge model eagle installed to promote the Hobbit films falling to the floor at Wellington Airport. Audio

5:51 PM.A recycling kaupapa is being credited for diverting 60 tonnes of waste from marae in Waikato from ending up in landfills; The New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute says building a Maori brand is… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Nervous rugby fans fear history will repeat itself this weekend when the All Blacks face France at Cardiff in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup. Audio

5:45 PM.A 77-year-old sex offender won't get another chance to apply for parole for three years because he's too high risk. Audio

5:37 PM.The Prime Minister says about a thousand New Zealanders could be caught up in Australia's tough new immigration policy. Audio

5:37 PM.Hamilton now has the fastest rising house prices in the country, stripping the mantle from Auckland. Audio

5:35 PM.House prices hit a record high in September, while the number of sales also bounced upwards. Audio

5:29 PM.The police are trying to find the person who fired a bullet through a campground caravan narrowly missing a child watching television inside. Audio

5:23 PM.The New Zealand woman who died trying to rescue a young boy swept off some rocks by a wave in New South Wales, has been hailed a heroine for jumping into choppy water, despite being a poor swimmer. Audio

5:16 PM.A Chinese dairy farm investor that today pulled out of a big Northland deal is pushing the Government to speed up decisions by the Overseas Investment Office. Audio

5:13 PM.A man in his early 50s died of advanced bowel cancer which was never treated because, despite waiting for months, he couldn't get to see a hospital specialist. Audio

5:10 PM.Bill O'Leary, is President of the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association - he's with us now. Audio

5:07 PM.A Bay of Plenty boy has been shot dead in a hunting accident and the police are investigating. Audio

5:00 PM.An 11-year-old boy shot dead when a firearm was unloaded at the end of a hunt. A man who died of cancer that went untreated because he couldn't get to see a specialist and the New Zealand woman who… Read more Audio

6:54 PM.New Zealand has come second in a worldwide survey of ex-pats as the most preferred place to live. Audio

6:50 PM.A group of Maori and Pacific delegates travelling to Guam next year will all have to apply for U.S visas; A rowing club in Levin says it is refusing to be bullied out of its building next to Lake… Read more Audio

6:35 PM.After years of wrangling the largest regional trade deal in the world, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, was finally settled this week. Our political reporter, Chris Bramwell, takes a look what the deal… Read more Audio

6:21 PM.A drug patent lawyer says a Pacific-wide trade agreement to keep the protection period for new generation biological drugs at five years is good news for New Zealand's healthcare bill, if accurate. Audio

6:18 PM.While the All Blacks face Tonga tomorrow at the Rugby World Cup, probably the biggest match of the weekend is at Twickenham, where Australia takes on Wales. Audio

6:11 PM.The Ministry of Social Development has provided a snapshot of the number of children whose parents had lost up to half their benefits for failing to, for the most part, turn up for a meeting. Audio

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

5:55 PM.For the first time in more than 20 years, the New Zealand driver and four time winner, Greg Murphy, won't be contesting the Great Race - the Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama in Australia. Audio

5:51 PM.Heavy downpours are more likely to worsen water quality and cause sickness on Auckland's beaches, rather than the prospect of El Nino weather and a swelling population. Audio

5:48 PM.A rowing club in Levin says it is refusing to be bullied out of its building next to Lake Horowhenua by some local Maori. The Horowhenua Rowing Club hopes a Waitangi Tribunal hearing into Maori claims… Read more Audio