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5:30 PM.Four people have been found dead at a house in Ashburton. Audio

5:26 PM.Imagine no trucks on the motorway and no one owning a car. Audio

5:23 PM.'The perfect blind date' - that's how two women are advertising the Super 15 tickets they're selling in an online auction this evening. Audio

5:17 PM.The Hurricanes and Highlanders are putting their final preparations together ahead of the Super Rugby final in Wellington on Saturday night. Audio

5:14 PM.The Government has downplayed the impact of another drop in dairy prices, saying New Zealand's economy is well placed to weather the storm. Audio

5:12 PM.West Auckland locals feared for their lives after a neighbourhood dispute in Ranui turned violent last night. Audio

5:09 PM.A 25 year old woman is under guard in the Hutt Hospital tonight after a family stabbing in Johnsonville that's left one man dead and four people hurt. Audio

5:08 PM.There are reports of multiple fatalities at a house in Ashburton. Audio

5:00 PM.Reports of multiple fatalities at a house in Ashburton; Johnsonville stabbing a 'family tragedy'; Neighbour's feared for their lives as dispute turned violent; Govt downplays impact of another drop in… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.Things get murky when the Government faces questions about Swamp Kauri exports; Sir Alan Mark presents a petition to the Finance & Expenditure Committee calling for cross party action on climate… Read more Audio

6:45 PM.The Ngapuhi tribal council is standing by its man Sonny Tau, despite the leader stepping down from the chair of the iwi's treaty negotiation board; More than 50 flood-stricken whanau in Whanganui have… Read more Audio

6:41 PM.To Australia, where the cost of a drink at any one of the Defence Force's more than 130 bars is about to rise sharply. Audio

6:38 PM.The 2013 deal to keep Tiwai open, includes a condition that the smelter looked elsewhere for 172 of the 572 megawatts of electricity it uses or else face higher prices Audio

6:34 PM.A union says young workers at Tiwai Point are fed up and stressed out at new delays in determining the aluminium smelter's future. Audio

6:24 PM.Auckland Council is offering local communities the chance to run some of their own projects and services as part of a cost cutting exercise. Audio

6:16 PM.A Napier college says it's resolved things with a girl who lambasted teachers in a speech, but her father's used a backyard news conference to reject that. Audio

6:12 PM.More now from Greece has it deals with becoming the first developed country to default on an International Monetary Fund loan. Audio

6:08 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:55 PM.Auckland is under pressure to build new houses, but more and more of them are failing to pass inspection. Audio

5:52 PM.The Ngapuhi tribal council is standing by its man Sonny Tau, despite the leader stepping down from the chair of the iwi's treaty negotiation board. Mr Tau is being investigated by the Department of… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.The University of Waikato is going to put on a heavily subsidised bus service to get students from Tokoroa and Putaruru to the campus each day, and home again. Audio

5:43 PM.A Port Otago worker is "very seriously" injured after a crane toppled over early this afternoon. Audio

5:39 PM.The Minister of Education has been questioned about why a charter school has ended up with two and a half million dollars of unspent government funding, sitting in its bank. Audio

5:35 PM.191 sheep have died as the shipment of 50-thousand rams and ewes have arrived in Mexico after a 15 day voyage. Audio

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