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6:11 PM.A rescue helicopter pilot says a Waitara couple are very lucky to have come away from a plane crash in rugged hill country. Audio

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

5:53 PM.Prison nurses failed to give pain relief to two inmates in serious distress, with one of the cases so bad that the jail may face legal action. Audio

5:50 PM.The former chair of the Maori Language Commission, Haami Piripi, wants kohanga reo to be aligned with early childhood education, not just in language nests. The Kohanga Reo National Trust Board is… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Asian stocks have dived to 3-year lows today as the rout in the Chinese sharemarket gathered pace. Audio

5:41 PM.New Zealand's most successful swimmer is to front a campaign to save the nation's school swimming pools. Audio

5:40 PM.You've heard of cannabis cookies, but what about a P casserole? Audio

5:37 PM.The cousin of a teenager killed in a Grey Lynn street fight has described the moment she saw him stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle. Audio

5:33 PM.Stock markets have continued to plunge as concerns deepen about China's slowing economy. Audio

5:28 PM.The story of the cow shot dead by police in Whanganui is a headline writers' dream. And the quick-witted people of Twitter steered the conversation in a mostly funny direction. Audio

5:25 PM.Prison nurses failed to give pain relief to two inmates in serious distress, with one of the cases so bad that the jail may face legal action. Audio

5:20 PM.A confrontation between a group of car window washer and a motorist turned ugly in South Auckland this afternoon, when the driver was attacked and knocked to the ground. Audio

5:17 PM.It took a dozen gun shots to bring down a cow rampaging through Whanganui's streets after a police officer beat it with a baton and then the cow almost took out a man on a mobility scooter. Audio

5:12 PM.The Government is moving to end the long standing row over Easter Sunday trading and will allow local councils to decide whether shops can open. Audio

5:08 PM.A Waitara couple have emerged virtually unscathed from crashing their single-engine plane in rugged hill country. Audio

6:48 PM.Waikato-Tainui says its expecting a challenge from Auckland iwi to its claim to the greater part of the Auckland region; Credit Union Central's decision to provide some banking facilities in Ruatoria… Read more Audio

6:35 PM.The workplace safety legislation that was supposed to be a response to the Pike River deaths has ended up the subject of ridicule, mainly because of how various industries have been categorised… Read more Audio

6:16 PM.Opposition parties say it's shocking and utterly unacceptable that an Auckland family was left to live in a state house that is riddled with mould. Audio

6:10 PM.The decision from the Minister for Workplace Relations to classify sheep, beef and dairy farming as low risk in terms of health and safety flies in the face of Ministerial advice. Audio

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

5:52 PM.Truancy from schools has reached its highest point in a decade. Audio

5:48 PM.A Maori boarding school that the government is considering closing down has brought in a consultant to help it find ways to keep the kura open. Audio

5:45 PM.It's cold comfort for thousands of rugby fans, but World Rugby bosses will try to avoid another pool of death like the one for next month's World Cup in future. Audio

5:40 PM.The Ashley Madison hacking scandal has taken a celebrity scalp with a US TV reality star and darling of American Conservatives admitting to being unfaithful to his wife. Audio

5:37 PM.Many public organisations, including large city councils, government ministries and District Health boards have been slated for the way they deal with companies whom they contract to do work for them.