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5:37 PM.More now on the abatement notice Auckland Council served Salters Cartage last month before the deadly expolosion. Audio

5:35 PM.Banks are upping their forecasts for the dairy payout as global prices are expected to continue to climb. Audio

5:28 PM.The Government says it's not being mean-spirited in retrospectively changing a law to stop beneficiaries from trying to claim an extra day's pay. Audio

5:25 PM.After years of petitions and pestering from users, Facebook has announced it's going to add a dislike button to the social network. Audio

5:22 PM.The chief executive of New Zealand Cricket David White is be called as a witness in the perjury trial of former Black Cap Chris Cairns. Audio

5:18 PM.Australia's Defence Minister has confirmed fighter jets have carried out their first air strike in Syria. Audio

5:14 PM.The Whakatane man at the wheel of the vehicle where his ten year old daughter was accidently pepper sprayed has appeared at Whakatane District court today. Audio

5:11 PM.A coroner's initial finding has revealed a Slovakian man shot dead in a stand-off with police in Auckland's Myers Park was unarmed. Audio

5:07 PM.The father of a man who was killed when a fuel tank he was working on blew up is demanding answers from the company he was working for. Audio

5:00 PM.The father of the man killed in the fuel tank explosion is demanding answers. Australia carries out its first air strike in Syria and Facebook bows to public demand with a dislike button. Audio

6:56 PM.A Rangitikei farmer has picked up a Fronterra award for inventing an app that tracks farm workers when they're at work. Audio

6:50 PM.Speaker David Carter warns MPs about excessive interjections - and also about the length of questions and answers; Prime Minister faces questions about Climate Change and the Flag Referendum; Grant… Read more Audio

6:41 PM.European Union ministers at a meeting in Brussels have been unable to agree on a controversial plan to relocate another 120,000 migrants, with binding quotas for individual member states. Audio

6:37 PM.Hawke's Bay voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to amalgamate five councils into one. Audio

6:29 PM.A report by the Federation of Family Budgeting Services shows the total amount of unpaid debts held by those it helps, has dropped. Audio

6:24 PM.An emeritus professor of political science at the University of Sydney, Rod Tiffen, says Australian politicians are far more ruthless now than ever before. Audio

6:21 PM.The Prime Minister says while Malcolm Turnbull will be a more moderate face for the top job in Australia, it will be business as usual for trans Tasman relations. Audio

6:16 PM.Silver Fern Farms says a new deal with China's largest meat company will turbo charge its growth. Audio

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

5:55 PM.Porirua hit the headlines recently with a public outcry against the council imposing regulations on car-washing to prevent contamination of the stormwater network. Audio

5:52 PM.A New Plymouth taxi firm is a little red faced after one of its drivers lost control of his car in the city's maternity ward car park. Audio

5:48 PM.The Government says it will spend more money on social services for those most in need; if that's what's needed. Audio

5:47 PM.A committee set up to examine fresh water quality issues in the Porirua catchment will soon begin consulting with the community; the Productivity Commission's report into social services has found… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The Prime Minister has told Labour to man-up and be honest with the public over its position on changing the flag. Audio

5:42 PM.Christchurch residents are cutting back on food, and the elderly are turning off their heaters in order to pay their increasing rates bills. Audio