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5:26 PM.The High Court has been told that there may have been a sexual element to the attack on a Christchurch real estate agent, whose body was found just over a year after she went missing. 53-year-old… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.Christopher Luxon continues to stand by his Minister of Commerce who allegedly told a worker to F off during a site visit. The business employee says that Mr Bayly told him to "f*** off" and… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.The White Ferns beat South Africa by 32 runs, after scoring 158 for five in their 20 overs, with Melie Kerr top scoring with 43. The team went into the tournament having lost ten T20 games in a row… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.A signficant situation vacant is causing concern in the science world and beyond. The government won't say whether it's keeping role of Prime Minister's Chief science advisor; a job that has been… Read more Audio

4:40 PM.For the past 17 days, a survivor of Lake Alice's notorious child and adolescent unit's been stuck in life-threatening limbo, waiting for a heart operation. Malcolm Richards is in hospital in Hastings… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Among those celebrating the White Ferns' win back home, were the teaching staff and students at Tawa College. Four of the 15 strong squad who beat South Africa in the T20 cricket world cup are former… Read more Audio

4:29 PM.New Zealand has experienced possibly one of it's greatest weekends in sport with world championship titles and historic victories. It started at the world track cycling championships in Denmark on… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.Wayward visitors wombling onto the closed Cathedral Cove track are getting in the way of contractors and slowing down repairs. The track to the popular tourist attraction on the Coromandel Peninsula… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Israel has carried out more bombings across Gaza and Lebanon. In the city of Beit Lahia, buildings have been flattened and at least 87 people killed in air strikes as the Israeli military tightens its… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.The popular virtual game, Roblox, is a hunting ground for sex offenders looking to exploit young New Zealand based victims, according to an online safety group. Roblox users can create an avatar or… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about Bangladesh issuing an arrest warrant for its former prime minister who was ousted earlier this year after mass protests, China launching a… Read more Audio

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

5:16 PM.Commerce Minister Andrew Bayly has apologised for his conduct after a complaint that he repeatedly called a worker "a loser" and swore at him while on a business visit. The employee formally… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.600 jobs are going, following confirmation the Alliance group is shutting down its Timaru meat processing plant. Sheepmeat, calves and night shift venison seasonal processing stopped at the plant at… Read more Audio

5:08 PM."Auckland's the problem child," when it comes to a blow out in wait times to sit licence tests, according the NZTA. Want to be drivers are having to wait up to a year for a spot. In desperation some… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.Commerce Minister Andrew Bayly has apologised for his conduct after a complaint that he repeatedly called a worker "a loser" and swore at him while on a business visit. The employee formally… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.Around 600 employees at Alliance Group's Timaru meatworks are out of a job, following an announcement that the co-op will close its Smithfield plant by the end of the year. Alliance revealed a… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.Darleen Tana's fate as an MP is now over to Parliament's Speaker, after Green Party delegates agreed to use the party-hopping legislation to remove her from Parliament. The Greens have wrestled with… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Sports reporter Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen about a bit of drama with the All Blacks and a great first test against India for the Black Caps. Audio

4:26 PM.Currently, unemployment is sitting at 4.6 percent or 143,000 people out of work. Treasury forecast have it rising to 5.3 percent by this years end. Today, the Alliance Group confirmed it's shutting… Read more Audio

4:19 PM.Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart spoke to Lisa Owen about a public feud between Canada and India hitting new lows this week, a woman being arrested for trying to smuggle something quite bizarre… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Regional operator Sounds Air is canning its Wellington/Westport route in the face of tough economic headwinds. It's last run to the capital will be December 31st. Sounds Air said unlike Air New… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan spoke to Lisa Owen about the high cost of housing in Australia being blamed for the collapse in the birth rate, which has tumbled to its lowest level since European… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:33 PM.Today is D-Day for Darleen Tana - with the Green Party due to meet this evening to decide whether to eject their former MP from Parliament altogether. It comes after a fraught and drawn-out process -… Read more Audio