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5:46 PM.A young woman whose parents and brother died in a house fire in Waimate yesterday says she woke to a noise like a strong wind banging at the bedroom door, but it was her home overtaken by flames. Audio

5:41 PM.Tony Robertson is beginning an indefinite life sentence tonight, but will consider appealing against his conviction and sentence. Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:35 PM.The Kohanga Reo Trust board will be governed by just six trustees for a while longer. This week the board announced a new member to replace the ousted Toni Waho but at the eleventh hour the new… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.The police say one of the first things Auckland teenager LA Tukerangi did after being found was make an emotional phone call to her family. Audio

5:21 PM.The family of a worker who was crushed to death at Lyttelton Port says the punishment handed out to his employer for not keeping him safe is not enough. Audio

5:18 PM.The family of a worker who was crushed to death at Lyttelton Port says the punishment handed out is not enough. Audio

5:16 PM.Tony Douglas Robertson bowed his head below the dock as a High Court judge described his rape and murder of Blessie Gotingco as bestial. Audio

5:08 PM.In breaking news tonight, police are hunting for a convicted child rapist who has removed his GPS bracelet. Daniel Livingstone abducted and raped a 10 year old girl in 2006 and this morning police… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Police hunt an escaped child rapist, Robertson jailed indefinitely, Gotingco family 'in darkness', Worksafe says lesson to be learnt from port death, Family not happy with Port fine, Auckland teenager… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.An iwi representative says the mauri of the area around the wreck of the Rena will never be fully restored while the remnants of the wreck remain; A Rotorua Lakes Council committee has voted… Read more Audio

6:35 PM.The field of Republican rivals for US President has been drastically cut from 17 to just 10 for the first televised faceoff, with Donald Trump leading the pack. Fox TV picked the 10 on how well… Read more Audio

6:14 PM.The mother of a young woman murdered by her ex-boyfriend says mandatory arrest for breaching protection orders is long overdue. The tougher approach is outlined in government proposals to overhaul… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.The plunge in global dairy prices to their lowest level in the seven-year history of the Global Dairy Trade auction has reignited fierce criticism of how the industry works. Audio

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

5:55 PM.It's a year to the day before the 2016 Olympic Games kick off in Rio de Janiero. Billions of dollars are being spent getting the venues in Brazil built or upgraded. A host of delays in the building… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.A woman who sold her daughter for sex to a 70-year old neighbour would then sit in her lounge watching TV while the abuse went on in the next room. This began when the girl was just 9 and happened… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.The head of the Federation of Maori Authorities says Maori men need to step up and be more supportive of Maori business women. The authority runs an annual hui for Maori wahine to support the… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.The Prime Minister remains adamant the Government's multi-million-dollar deal with a Saudi businessman was forced upon it because of the previous Labour-led Government. But Labour says the latest… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.Friends of Connor Morris have described the last moments before he died of a serious head injury in a fatal street fight. The Crown says Michael Thrift Murray used a long handled sickle to hit Mr… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.The Earthquake Recovery Minister disagrees with today's prediction that the Christchurch rebuild is close to peaking. The claim is being made by a Westpac economist who says the boom will begin… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.Doctors and nurses say bullying is pervasive and there 's a culture of fear in public hospitals. In a survey by the Resident Doctors Association out today, six hundred doctors spell out the problems. Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:29 PM.A man who car-surfed on top of a taxi on the Auckland harbour bridge has been found guilty of criminal nuisance. Johnny Bennett was drunk when he climbed onto the roof of the cab in March 2013 while… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.The mother of a 21-year-old, murdered at the hands of an ex-boyfriend, who had breached a protection order, says her daughter may have been saved if law changes proposed today were in place. Audio