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5:08 PM.More properties are underwater and a city is completely cut off - as the rain continues to pummel the lower south island. Flooding, slips and holes forming on SH 1 have made driving trecherous - and… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.There's a fair bit of housing jargon getting thrown around these days, Capital Gains Tax is one we've heard a lot about lately. But one we don't hear much of in Aotearoa is "Negative gearing." That's… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.Schools can forget about flash architecturally-designed classrooms. Instead, the government wants more pre-constructed buildings and fewer bespoke designs. It is overhauling the way school property is… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.Dunedin residents who watched helplessley as floodwaters rose up around their homes are hoping the worst of the wet weather is over ... and yet the rain keeps on falling. The city has experienced its… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen about Black Ferns midfielder Grace Steinmentz calling an end to her playing career at just 26 and some good news for Australian Rules Football in New Zealand. Audio

4:25 PM.A warning to spring gardeners, chuck a mask and gloves on if you're using potting mix or compost to protect yourself from a potentially life threatening lung and chest infection. So far there's been… Read more Audio

4:18 PM.Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart spoke to Lisa Owen about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau surviving another non-confidence vote, a man in Canada being exonerated for a murder he was… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.A road test of how people feel about New Zealand's health system is about to get underway. Patient Voice Aotearoa chairman Malcolm Mulholland is driving around the country urging people to sign a… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about how big supermarkets have been under the microscope recently for a number of issues. Among them - alleged fake discounts, land grabbing and… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.Hundreds of mill workers in the Central North Island have just left their workplace for the final time and are heading to the pub for a pint or two to farewell their colleagues. 230 workers from… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.Israel bombed central Beirut in the early hours of Thursday, killing at least 6 people in what it called a "precise air strike." The Israeli Defence Force suffered its deadliest day with 8 Israeli… Read more Audio

5:19 PM.A freedom camping advocate said she's seeing more working people living in cars and vans than ever before because they simply can't afford to rent. Median rental prices have jumped nearly 30 percent… Read more Audio

5:06 PM.In just one day, the Bay of Plenty has had double the amount of rainfall that fell in all of September and further down south - in the Otago region - people are told to stay away from all roads… Read more Audio

5:06 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:06 PM.The national carrier has anounced more trims to regional flights and capacity; including swapping out larger jets for much smaller twin engine turboprop planes on some Queenstown and Dunedin flights… Read more Audio

4:51 PM.Auckland residents whose properties are in danger because of slips on publicly owned land have pleaded their case for a fix funded from council coffers. A group of Titirangi residents say they've… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.Cutting bed numbers at the new Dunedin Hospital to balance the building budget is absolutely not an option for one Southern mayor. A group of mayors met with Te Whatu Ora earlier this week to hear… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.More of us own our own homes, but those still not on the property ladder are paying more in rent. StatsNZ has released its second tranche of Census data, containing a big ol' breakdown of population… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Former Black Cap Lou Vincent will end his cricket exile when he plays in a popular exhibition game next year. After serving a 10 year ban for his part in a match-fixing scandal Vincent has been named… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.A teenager's been arrested over a so called "smishing" scam using sophisticated tech that police have never seen in New Zealand before."Smishing," is when a piece of technology called a blaster… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about new information in Donald Trump's election inteference case being unsealed and Joe Biden's visit to North Carolina with Kamala Harris to assess… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Civil defence has activated its bunker in Dunedin and people are being told to be prepared and not to travel - with a deluge of rain expected to last until late tomorrow night. It's hitting North… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.South Africa correspondent Elna Schutz spoke to Lisa Owen about new data revealing how profitable mining has been for rebels in the Congo, a virus outbreak and a number of hippos dying in Namibia. Audio

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

5:27 PM.At times Republican JD Vance and Tim Walz appeared like old friends, agreeing to work together on key election issues like gun control and healthcare. But in other moments, they branded each other… Read more Audio