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5:08 PM.The chronic doctor shortage is being felt across the country, but it is those in the regions and rural areas that are feeling the most pain. In Dargaville - on-site emergency doctors at the local… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.Online second hand clothing stores across Aotearoa have seen an increase in the amount of people wanting to sell their clothes over the past year. The rise started during the 2020 COVID lockdown and… Read more Audio

4:48 PM.A Wellington councillor says life-saving minutes are being lost because of new speed bumps which slow emergency vehicles response times. The issue has been raised with councils around the country as… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.A trial is underway in Christchurch of a man facing more than 30 charges of sexual assault. John Hope Muchirahondo, who's well known in football circles in Christchurch and Auckland, is accused of… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.RNZ Sport's Bridget Tunnicliffe speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about Day 3 of the Olympics and Kiri Wills becoming the second New Zealander to coach in Australia's Netball competition - when she takes… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.Morningside's Kind Café is mostly plant-based, but last Thursday it made a drastic decision to start offering a broader range of food. A drop in customers has hit the hospitality sector hard -… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Community pharmacies said if bigger discount pharmacies continue to set up shop, they may have to close their doors. Due to the government scrapping the free $5 prescription fee, some fear they things… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about all eyes being on Israel for a potential response to a deadly strike on the Golan Heights, the attack on the Golan Heights… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about a powerful typhoon rocking parts of Asia and North Korea sending more rubbish balloons to the South, which have landed close to the… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:29 PM.Sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about New Zealand being knocked out of Paris after going down in their quaterfinal to South Africa. Audio

5:25 PM.Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark will be formally censured for a second time this year - this time for insulting and degrading behaviour during a TV interview. An independent investigation found he… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.Auckland CBD businesses said they're seeing progress in cracking down on crime and anti-social behaviour, following the government increasing police foot patrols in the central city. Prime Minister… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.There are now at least two complaints laid against Law Society president Frazer Barton after it was revealed he advised a church group it could destroy records for children in its care, hindering the… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people in Auckland what they think about military style boot camps. Video, Audio

4:46 PM.The inquiry estimated up to 200,000 people were abused in care between 1950 and 2019 and revealed that during that time, Maori survivors reported higher levels of physical abuse compared with other… Read more Audio

4:41 PM.There are calls for the police to investigate why a religious organisation deliberately destroyed 27 years worth of records of children in its care. The Royal Commission of Inquiry said its… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Sports reporter Jamie Wall speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about Former Black Ferns captain Les Elder revealing her personal struggles after being ousted from the team and an update on the Olympics. Audio

4:26 PM.Upper Hutt's Mayor has lashed out at Wellington Water after an independent report revealed it took four months to tell the region's three councils about a 51 million dollar budgetting error. The… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.How much money do you really need to retire? For lots of people, that's a question that seems to get pushed to the back of their minds to worry about another day. But for Gen X in particular, it's… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the wildfire season hitting a one of the country's most famous national parks and the reaction across Canada to the Olympic spy… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.There's been six prosecutions against unregulated electricians, so far this year. While there's no specific data on fires caused by unlicenced sparkies, figures up to last month from Fire and… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about present worries for households and businesses that another interest rate rise could crush the economy. Audio

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

5:28 PM.Sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the All Black Sevens cruising into the quarter finals with wins over Japan and South Africa in Paris as well as some Olympic facts. Audio