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5:27 PM.The Prime Minister has been challenged in Parliament about why he's been pushing the case for changing the flag at various functions he's recently attended. Audio

5:24 PM.Waitakere Police are hunting a gang of thieves who've stolen 170 motorbikes from a warehouse in Kelston on Sunday night or early Monday morning. Audio

5:17 PM.An immigration detainee near Darwin who witnessed a fellow New Zealander seized and sent to Christmas Island says it's being done to soften them up so they'll sign the papers to be deported. Audio

5:15 PM.Renters in Auckland say some people are overcrowding apartments illegally, and that others are being forced to move because of rising rental prices. Audio

5:12 PM.The lawyer for Ioane Teitiota Michael Kidd, says his family are terrified of going back to Kiribati. Audio

5:10 PM.The Prime Minister has dashed any hope of a Kiribati man being able to stay in New Zealand as a climate change refugee. Audio

5:00 PM.PM dashes any hopes of Kiribati man staying in NZ, Lawyer for Ioane Teitiota disappointed by Key's comments, Rising rental costs force overcrowding in Auckland, Christmas Island being used to soften… Read more Audio

6:49 PM.Waikato Tainui says it is considering buying the Waikato assets of Solid Energy; The Maori Party is being accused of pushing an agenda for Maori land reforms through a new bill introduced to the… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.Maori and Pacific Island young men visiting this country from Australia are taking gangster stories back with them and making the street gangs there worse. Audio

6:38 PM.New Zealand's National Museum Te Papa has shed nearly half its events and education staff. Audio

6:34 PM.Japan may have pulled off the biggest upset in World Rugby history but its chances of making the quarterfinals are impeded by its schedule. Audio

6:26 PM.The man at the centre of a deportation battle has been told he's booked on a flight out of New Zealand on Wednesday. Audio

6:21 PM.The Dunedin city council has withdrawn from next year's online voting trial after a debate lasting three-and-a-half hours. Audio

6:20 PM.More scientists are to be laid off at Crown institute AgResearch but the Government says it's just getting itself down to the right size. Audio

6:14 PM.Labour's spokesperson for economic development David Clark is with us. Audio

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

5:56 PM.The Maori Party is being accused of pushing an agenda for Maori land reforms through a new bill introduced to the house. Audio

5:53 PM.The All Blacks have survived their first match of the Rugby World Cup, beating Argentina 26-16 at Wembley Stadium in London. Audio

5:49 PM.Lawyers for Kim Dotcom and the Crown are at loggerheads over whether an extradition hearing for Mr Dotcom and his three co-accused should even go ahead. Audio

5:44 PM.A woman has permanent eye damage after a trainee doctor mistakenly allowed a tool he was using to touch a vital part of her inner eye. Audio

5:38 PM.The Sumatran Tiger that mauled a Hamilton Zoo keeper to death won't be put down. Audio

5:36 PM.Game of Thrones has won a record 12 Emmys in Los Angeles this afternoon. Audio

5:34 PM.Consumer confidence is at its lowest level in three years. The Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index fell 7 points to 106, in the three months to September. Audio

5:24 PM.A woman awaiting deportation to New Zealand from Darwin says she's been sexually harrassed by a Serco officer and is appealing to John Key for help. Audio

5:20 PM.A Northland group is issuing Māori Passports, permits, consents and qualifications. Regional Council Maori Advisory board Chariman, Dover Samuels says this is creating daily problems for the Northland… Read more Audio