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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

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