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6:39 PM.The public health watchdog says doctors and nurses at the Southern District Health Board failed to monitor, assess, and investigate why a patient was in pain. Audio

6:34 PM.Some people in northern California have been left with nothing more than the clothes on their backs as the latest wildfire to rage through the state continues to destroy hundreds of homes and… Read more Audio

6:26 PM.Wellington is the only major centre where house prices have dropped in the past two years. Audio

6:22 PM.European Union officials will hold an emergency meeting later today to discuss a plan to settle 160-thousand asylum seekers. Audio

6:19 PM.The trial of a teenager accused of murdering a man by shooting him at close-range has heard that a fight escalated into something horrendous. Audio

6:12 PM.The police have identified the four men killed in a four wheel drive accident ON A west Auckland beach yesterday and say they probably weren't wearing seatbelts. Audio

6:12 PM.Since the beginning of this month, those wanting to drive to the beach must get a permit from Auckland Council. Audio

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

5:54 PM.Lydia Ko's triumph at the fifth golf major of the year on the LPGA Tour, the Evian Championship in France, has got the golfing world talking about just how far the young woman from the North Shore… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.High Court justice Joe Williams is calling for the creation of places or districts dedicated to speaking te reo Maori. Audio

5:47 PM.A prison inmate accused of arson and assaulting a Corrections officer during the Springhill riots, has been seen on CCTV footage throwing toilet paper rolls into a fire. Audio

5:43 PM.The men's tennis number one, Novak Djokovic, has won the US Open at Flushing Meadows this afternoon, beating Roger Federer 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. Audio

5:38 PM.Auckland Council is reviewing its decision to charge schools for using public parks. Audio

5:34 PM.The phone scam which first emerged in 2011 is back, but this time fraudsters are more ruthless - exploiting their victims for thousands of dollars in cash. Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:25 PM.Five people have been rescued from the Waikato River near the Aratiatia power station. Audio

5:21 PM.A pharmacist who gave a patient a chemotherapy drug by mistake faces possible legal action. Audio

5:17 PM.The Prime Minister has thrown down the gauntlet over the Red Peak flag design, saying if Labour gets on board he could consider changing the law, to allow it to become the fifth option. Audio

5:14 PM.The police have identified the four men killed in a four wheel drive accident at a west Auckland beach yesterday and say they probably weren't wearing seatbelts. Audio

5:11 PM.The lawyer for Paul Burr is Jonathan Temm. Audio

5:08 PM.47-year-old Paul Burr, closed his eyes, bowed his head and sighed, after a jury decided he would not be the first person in the forestry industry convicted of manslaughter. Audio

5:00 PM.The first forestry contractor, charged with manslaughter, is found NOT guilty. The Prime Minister throws down the gauntlet over the Red Peak flag and and - Djokovic, overpowers Federer to take the US… Read more Audio

6:56 PM.The Black Caps coach Mike Hesson views the upcoming three test series against Australia as the biggest test of his coaching career. Audio

6:52 PM.Well-respected Nga_puhi elder Hone Pereki Sadler has been elected the new chairman of Tu_horonuku, the mandate authority for the Ngapuhi treaty settlement; Ngapuhi hapu who boycotted the Tuhoronuku… Read more Audio

6:36 PM.After weeks of public and political pressure, the Government on Monday announced it would take an emergency quota of Syrian refugees. Audio