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5:56 PM.As temperatures plummet and snow moves in, people are still stuck living in garages in Christchurch. Audio

5:53 PM.Animal welfare officers in Otago are warning about an alarming rise in the number of animal drownings. Audio

5:50 PM.A group of Māori doctors and health experts joined together this week to call for more action in addressing the issues affecting tāngata whenua. Audio

5:47 PM.Singing's been heard in the Christchurch Town Hall for the first time in four years. Audio

5:43 PM.The New Zealand carbon market is getting busier, with more carbon credits being sold for higher prices. Audio

5:38 PM.The Government is not yet ready to claim it's in surplus despite the accounts for the eleven months to the end of May being much better than forecast. Audio

5:36 PM.Manu Samoa have given the All Blacks quite a scare in this afternoon's historic test in Apia, with New Zealand scraping home 25 to 16 in a less-than-convincing win. Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:23 PM.People who have bought grapes imported from Mexico are being told to look out for webbing and egg sacks after venomous spiders were found. Audio

5:18 PM.More than fifteen thousand teddies given to sick children in hospital are being recalled. Audio

5:14 PM.The convicted double murderer Scott Watson has failed two drug tests in jail and is at very high risk of violently offending again. Audio

5:10 PM.The former All Black centre, Frank Bunce, also played four tests for Samoa and was among the eight thousand strong crowd at Apia Park. Audio

5:08 PM.Manu Samoa have taken the All Blacks down to the wire, just a converted try away from a huge upset with minutes to go in the historic Apia test match this afternoon. Audio

5:00 PM.Samoa take All Blacks down to the wire, More from Samoa, Scott Watson at very high risk of violent offending - board, Thousands of Phil & Ted teddies recalled as choke risk, Tracking down venomous… Read more Audio

6:56 PM.The United States win over Japan in the Women's Football World Cup final yesterday not only broke records for the most titles won by a country and the first hat-trick in a final - it also became the… Read more Audio

6:52 PM.A prominent Ngapuhi kuia says she understands the kereru Sonny Tau was caught with in Murihiku, were a gift; Whanganui is bracing itself for another round of heavy rain, just weeks after the region… Read more Audio

6:47 PM.The police in London are investigating whether a man they stopped outside the Houses of Parliament was draped in an Islamic State flag. Audio

6:44 PM.The bodies 36 United States marines who were killed in the Second World War have been discovered in Kiribati. Audio

6:40 PM.Winter's tightened its grip on farms and roads through the south today, and the freeze is moving north. Audio

6:38 PM.The All Blacks in lavalavas and leis have paraded in a decorated open-sided bus through Apia just a day out from their first-ever test match in Samoa. Audio

6:29 PM.The women's tennis quarter-finals get underway at Wimbledon tonight - but not before the top men's seed, Novak Djokovic, finishes his fourth round match with the 16th-ranked South African, Kevin… Read more Audio

6:25 PM.The Taranaki Iwi Trust has initialled its 70 million dollar Treaty settlement with the Crown at an emotional hui in New Plymouth today. Audio

6:18 PM.Could west Auckland become home to the country's biggest film studios? Audio

6:11 PM.The Government is moving to toughen the emissions trading scheme but critics say it'll still be too weak. Audio

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