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4:34 PM.The trial of the man accused of murdering Yanfei Bao has heard an open home was held at the property at which the Crown alleges the real estate agent was killed, four days after she went missing. 53… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.India's proud record of not losing a cricket Test Series on home soil since 2012 is at risk against the Black Caps. After New Zealand won the first Test by eight wickets on Sunday, and the action… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.It's been five years since DOC announced the multi-million dollar upgrade of the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track. Locals can't wait for the three-day loop walk to officially open, saying it will be a boon… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump's longest serving chief of staff making scathing comments about the former president. An update on Rudy Giuliani, the… Read more Audio

4:09 PM.Businesses say the gag worthy smell coming from the Lower Hutt's Seaview waste water treatment plant is disgusting and off putting for customers. People living and working in the seaside suburb north… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.There has been developments in the manhunt, for the suspect at the centre of fatal stabbing on board an Auckland bus. The 37 year old has handed himself in to a North Shore police station this… Read more Audio

5:29 PM.Aotearoa's most decorated Commonwealth Games athlete will be missing from the 2026 event in Glasgow. Squash was one of several sports which have been axed for a scaled down version of the Games… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:16 PM.On Wednesday each week at Papakura High School, students can forget about reading writing and maths, and instead spend their time making jewellery, weightlifting, barbering, broadcasting or one of… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.An Australian aged care company is trying to coax kiwi workers to the Sunshine State with a golden package of incentives including free accomodation, sign on bonus', relocation fees and free flights… Read more Audio

5:06 PM.Drugs, toileting in the street, crime and increased domestic violence ... A roll call of bad behaviour that Rotorua's tourist operators blame on emergency motel accommodation that they want shut down… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.What's the difference between a car and a truck? It's hundreds of dollars if you're taking the Waiheke vehicle ferry. The definition is central to a dispute over fares on the Sealink ferry, the only… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.With spring comes butterflies, right? Well this year, maybe not. Internationally, 2024 has not be a good year for butterflies and local enthusiasts say it isn't looking much better here. So what's… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.A Christchurch bookstore could be facing it's final chapter with rising costs and changing tastes. Steadfast books on Ferry Road in Woolston is facing a 40% rent hike and that could mean its forced to… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about a number of North Korean soldiers arriving in Russia with South Korea denouncing the move, a move to ease tensions on India and China's border and… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Consumer NZ tracked a series of return flights for a family of 4 over 18 weeks to see what happened to prices during school holidays. Turns out, according to Consumer, flights in the school holidays… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.King Charles and Queen Camilla's visit has proved eventful in Australia. It's been a busy trip for the royals who faced a controversial wecome after the King was heckled in parliament yesterday… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.The partner of murdered Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao has described to the court when he realised something sinister may have happened to Miss Bao. 53-year-old Tingjun Cao a Chinese… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.The government has revealed its new school lunches menu that will hit cafeterias at the start of Term 1 next year. The dishes include butter chicken curry, chicken katsu, lasagne plus cold chicken… Read more Audio

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

5:27 PM.Only 10 sports will feature at the next Commonwealth Games to be hosted in Glasglow. The pared back Games to be held in July and August 2026 has axed nine sports including several long-standing events… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.Darleen Tana has been officially ejected from Parliament - after the Green Party last week agreed to make use of the waka-jumping provision. It ends a turbulent seven-month saga for the Greens - but… Read more Audio

5:15 PM."Uninformed and unintelligent," cuts to the new Dunedin Hospital could be fatal according to a top specialist. Checkpoint understands the planned sixth level of the inpatient building could be… Read more Audio

5:05 PM.Eyes are on Wellington City council, officially. The local government minister's appointing a crown observer to monitor and report back on what he has described as a shambles Things came to a head… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.New Zealand should be looking across the ditch for disability housing standards according to one advocacy service. Advocacy group Disability Connect describes the accesible housing situation in… Read more Audio