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5:35 PM.The Labour MP Kelvin Davis has used a snap debate in Parliament to raise questions about the death of a prisoner transferred out of Serco's Mt Eden prison. Audio

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

5:26 PM.Maori MPs say eating Kereru on special occasions, should be allowed so long as it doesn't threaten the number of birds. Audio

5:19 PM.Two boy racers had to run from their cars after tearing up a Timaru rugby and cricket field when a group of angry residents blocked their way out. Audio

5:15 PM.Victims of a woman who set up a fake visa scam targeting Tongan overstayers say they feel betrayed and upset the woman who ripped them off hasn't be sent to jail. Audio

5:12 PM.The Government says it's now expecting dairy prices to stay lower for longer. Audio

5:10 PM.Rescuers were kept at bay by fear of live power lines around a crashed ambulance in which a critically ill patient died in Northland today. Audio

5:07 PM.The Labour MP Kelvin Davis has used a snap debate in Parliament to raise questions about a prisoner who died after being transferred from Serco's Mt Eden prison. Audio

5:00 PM.Labour raises questions about death of prisoner, Power line obstacle in ambulance crash in which one person dies, Government concerned at $3 payout forecast, Visa scam victims say sentence not enough… Read more Audio

6:56 PM.Nearly three million dollars is being pulled together by Thames-Coromandel District Council to kick off its plan for a walk track that will eventually circumnavigate the Coromandel Peninsula. Audio

6:49 PM.A Taranaki business is finding the Australian market for its hangi cookers is really heating up. Te Kohatu Hangi Cookers expects to triple its turnover inside two years as Maori across the ditch… Read more Audio

6:42 PM.The AA says the Auckland Council won't stop people driving into the city by increasing the cost of parking. Audio

6:34 PM.Two New York times journalists have illegally snuck through the border into the Nuba mountains in North Sudan where the country's military is on a campaign of destruction. Audio

6:23 PM.Rugby players who deliberately named a player as abusing a referee when that player wasn't even at the game are now in the gun. Audio

6:16 PM.Champion surfer Mick Fanning says he'd be happy never to compete again after surviving a shark attack in South Africa broadcast on live television. Audio

6:12 PM.Three Government Ministers and dozens of iwi leaders were served kereru at a central North Island hui. Audio

6:05 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:55 PM.The Japanese company Mitsubishi has apologised for using American and British prisoners as forced labour during World War Two. Audio

5:52 PM.The Ministry of Social Development is launching a full investigation after Work & Income employees used racist language outside a bar in Taupo. A study of inequality in education has found the… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.A chief medical officer says Alex Renton may have been harmed when his mother gave him cannabidoil without Wellington Hospital knowing. Audio

5:45 PM.Phil Rudd has been granted bail on a charge of possessing and consuming alcohol while on home detention. Audio

5:43 PM.The health watchdog's alarmed that a patient spent nearly a fortnight in hospital without enough food and water. Audio

5:37 PM.A 74 year-old US Vietnam vet told customs investigators he was emailed out of the blue and wired money before being sent tickets for a round trip from his home in Florida to Africa and Australia. Audio

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

5:35 PM.The cost of all-day parking at Auckland's council-owned parking buildings is to rise by 40%, and some evening rates by 50%. Audio