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5:33 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:29 PM.The All Blacks went to the nation today for their last public appearances in the provinces before the Rugby World Cup. Audio

5:23 PM.The Australians have shorn a world record off New Zealand - for the heaviest fleece from a merino sheep. Audio

5:20 PM.New Zealand has indefinitely suspended more than a million dollars of annual aid to Nauru, because it remains unconvinced the government there has done anything to improve basic civil and human… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.The gaffe-prone National MP Maurice Williamson has apologised after his sexually explicit jokes at a conference awards dinner prompted several delegates to walk out. Audio

5:14 PM.The Prime Minister has backtracked on his earlier refusals to boost the number of refugees New Zealand takes under its annual quota. Audio

5:06 PM.The family of a six-year-old girl and her grandmother who died in a fire early this morning are telling police there were working smoke alarms in their Palmerston North state house. Audio

5:00 PM.Six year old and her grandmother die in house fire, Government backtracks on refugee stance, MP Williamson apologises for sexually explicit jokes, Foreign Minister indefinitely suspends aid for Nauru… Read more Audio

6:48 PM.Hawkes' Bay iwi Ngati Kahungunu says it's deeply concerned about the uncovering of a black market fishing operation in its rohe; A South Taranaki iwi says whitebaiters have nothing to fear from its… Read more Audio

6:40 PM.Investors in an Alan Hubbard investment fund are complaining statutory managers have left them out of pocket but one commentator says they should stop whining. Audio

6:35 PM.The arrival of spring in Australia means magpies swooping to attack. A new study reveals the birds can recognise people who disturb them for up to five years. Audio

6:25 PM.A new era in bus commuting is about to begin in Auckland with 53 double decker buses rolling out across major routes. Audio

6:22 PM.The police say head injuries suffered by a six month old Raumati baby were of the same intensity as from a high speed car crash. Audio

6:15 PM.A new survey shows a quarter of people approaching retirement have no plan for how they'll manage their Kiwisaver funds. Audio

6:10 PM.Quake bus survivor Ann Brower has triumphed, finally getting underway the law changes she sought to keep people safe from falling masonry. Audio

6:08 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:55 PM.Two sisters sexually assaulted as children have been in court today fighting to lift the name suppression on their abuser in what could be a landmark case. Audio

5:47 PM.Hawkes' Bay iwi Ngati Kahungunu says it's deeply concerned about the uncovering of a black market fishing operation in its rohe; A prominent Northland kaumatua says the Maori Land Court has played a… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.The Crown says a teenager used what amounted to a glass dagger when he stabbed another young man in the neck in a Grey Lynn street fight. Audio

5:42 PM.Researchers have found that more of the South Island could be in line for a much larger quake than anyone thought. Audio

5:37 PM.An Auckland firm is on the receiving end of the first public warning under a new law designed to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. Audio

5:35 PM.Briscoe Group is standing firm on its takeover bid for Kathmandu Holdings. Audio

5:28 PM.The author JK Rowling has thrown fans into a spin, tweeting that today would be the first day of school for Harry Potter's oldest son, James Sirius Potter. Audio

5:25 PM.He owns the old Reefton school, and the old state mines office in the little West Coast town. And now John Bougen has become the accidental inspiration for the town's love affair with the existing New… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.Aucklanders will soon have a less crowded commute, with 53 double-decker buses rolling out across major routes from October. Audio