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5:21 PM.A man has died after being handcuffed by the police in Te Puke this morning. The police are refusing to be interviewed about what happen because of investigatiions underway. Audio

5:16 PM."About as bad as it could have been." That's ANZ bank's take on the latest 9 point 3 percent plunge in dairy prices at auction just two days before Fonterra releases its latest milk payout forecast. Audio

5:14 PM.Our reporter Sally Murphy is outside the Kafle's Indian restaurant. Audio

5:14 PM.Now to the other horrific fatal fire this afternoon in Auckland. The blaze killed a man who was living in a three storeyed apartment building in Panmure. A neighbour, Rachael Mataua, had only just… Read more Audio

5:09 PM.Fire Chief Paul Henderson says his crews got to fire within four minutes of the first emergency call, and by that time flames were pouring out the window of the upstairs flat. Audio

5:07 PM.Two fatal house fires today have killed four people including two parents and one of their children. Audio

5:00 PM.Four people are dead after two fatal house fires, Firefighters say it's a miracle girls escaped Waimate fire, Our reporter from the Waimate fire scene, Firefighters on second fatal fire in Auckland… Read more Audio

6:49 PM.The economic forecaster, Berl, says the economy is slowing and the brakes will go on even more - but there's no need to panic. Audio

6:46 PM.Prominent lawyer, Donna Hall, is questioning the authority of those who ditched her as the Māori council's legal representative on the Trans Pacific Partnership claim; A Ngāti Porou educationalist and… Read more Audio

6:42 PM.Scientists in Australia have developed a nano-capsule with a clot-busting drug inside that could help treat heart attacks faster. Audio

6:40 PM.New Zealand has marked its 50-year friendship treaty with the Cook Islands with a multi-million-dollar grant to rebuild one of the country's main schools. Audio

6:36 PM.A select committee has recommended that coroners no longer be able to investigate the deaths of soldiers and other defence force staff who die in combat overseas. Audio

6:28 PM.One of Australia's best known beef farmers is fighting to stay on his property after being ordered off by his local council for being too smelly and noisy. Audio

6:25 PM.The New Zealand runner Nick Willis says he's witnessed dodgy actions from his track competitors once or twice in his career, and even thought of giving up over it. Audio

6:19 PM.The Canterbury Regional Council has missed its own deadline for cleaning up the region's rivers and has in fact gone backwards in that regard. Audio

6:16 PM.The only surviving pilot from the famed World War Two Dambusters raid, New Zealander Les Munro has died aged 96. Audio

6:10 PM.The Prime Minister is refusing to apologise over the controversial Saudi sheep deal after the release of masses of ministerial documents today. Audio

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

5:56 PM.One of Australia's top 20 companies, Origin Energy, is pulling out of one of New Zealand's top 10, Contact Energy. Audio

5:53 PM.A Te Ātiawa hapū remains confident that a new six million dollar marae will be built in New Plymouth despite the arduous challenges faced by the sub-tribe. Audio

5:50 PM.Creditors of a log transport firm have saved almost one hundred jobs at the top of the South Island by deciding to keep the company trading. Audio

5:48 PM.The New Zealand cricketers face a must-win match against Zimbabwe in Harare tonight, having lost the first One Day International on Sunday night. Audio

5:44 PM.A Paihia couple have won a three-year battle to get their real estate agent a share of the commission on their house sale, gaining nothing themselves except a feeling of justice being done. Audio

5:38 PM.More on the warnings the government got about its controversial Saudi sheep deal; this afternoon the Foreign Minister dumped hundreds of documents about how it spent $11 million building an agrihub to… Read more Audio

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