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5:45 PM.The Government is under renewed pressure to do more to tackle child poverty, after a newly released document confirms it was told its policies would have little impact in the short to medium term. Audio

5:41 PM.Guards at the maximum security prison at Paremoremo have described yesterday's attack on an inmate by two others as one of the worst they've ever seen. Audio

5:29 PM.The Privacy Commissioner says security and intelligence agencies will need more money if they're expected to be more transparent about their work. Audio

5:27 PM.The police have apologised to a top senior diplomat after they mistakenly raided one of his properties in Wellington. Audio

5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.The City Council's Housing Manager, Vicki Mclaren, met the tenants this afternoon. Audio

5:16 PM.People living at a newly built Wellington apartment block have had to resort to using tin foil, plastic bags and tape to keep out the cold. Audio

5:12 PM.The man who was shot and wounded by police as they hunted a drug fuelled gunman says today's hearing was the first time he felt like he had a voice. Audio

5:10 PM.The Hawke's Bay District Health Board says today's sentence over a listeria outbreak at the hospital caused by contaminated meat is not tough enough, and the company responsible deserves harsher… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.A staff member has been fired from the real estate firm Barfoot and Thompson over the controversial housing data leaked to the Labour Party. Audio

5:00 PM.Real Estate firm fires staff member over Labour data leak; the meat company at the centre of a listeria outbreak is punished; man who was shot by police - I finally have a voice; residents of an… Read more Audio

6:57 PM.Airlines have started flying thousands of stranded passengers out of Bali as the danger from the volcanic ash cloud from Mount Raung abates for now. Audio

6:52 PM.Maori from around Te Taitokerau have told the Northland Regional Council it needs to lift its game in consulting Maori on resource consents; A space company is in talks with South Island iwi over its… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.The Australian government is sticking with tough rules for foreign investors who want to buy houses. Audio

6:38 PM.To Australia, where its defense force is now 'actively considering' a review of scientific evidence to see if jet fuel exposure to its personnel is causing them to have children with birth defects. Audio

6:35 PM.Te Taitokerau MP, Kelvin Davis, is calling for absolute clarification from Te Runanga a Iwi o Ngapuhi as to whether it contributed to a recent trip to Southland where it's chairperson, Sonny Tau… Read more Audio

6:24 PM.The Obama administration is pushing for tougher rules in the secret Trans Pacific free trade deal that'll keep the cost of drugs high while at the same time opposing those rules at home. Audio

6:16 PM.A lawyer specialising in drunk driving says in-car breathalysers are too expensive and impractical to be used as a regular sentencing option. Audio

6:12 PM.Aucklanders are bracing for new rates rises, with the official figures for each household set to be released at midnight on the council's website. Audio

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

5:52 PM.The Bay of Plenty Regional Council says it's cleaned up its act after accepting it didn't communicate well with Māori about an oil spill in April. Audio

5:49 PM.The Crown says the investigative journalist, Nicky Hager was initially regarded as a potential suspect in the hacking of Cameron Slater's computer and the Police were wanting to find out if he was in… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.The only road serving a community north-east of Nelson has been reopened, three and a half years after being wrecked in a storm. Audio

5:40 PM.Pressure's building on the Government to commit to reopening Dunedin's historic courthouse, whatever the price tag. Audio

5:38 PM.Marlborough District Council says it will come down like a ton of bricks, on whoever it was who strung a wire across a popular cycle track. Audio