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

5:33 PM.About a thousand of New Zealand's rarest whitebait species have been released into streams in Auckland's Waitakere ranges today. Our reporter Lucy Xia was at the Huia catchment today to witness the… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.Two of the biggest names in New Zealand Rugby have recommitted to the country for another three years. Senior All Blacks Scott Barrett and Codie Taylor have re-signed with New Zealand Rugby to the end… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.A video posted to an Instagram page last night shows a girl being stomped on the head and face as she lies on the ground trying to protect herself. Natalie Akoorie reports. Audio

5:15 PM.A worker viciously beaten in a random attack in Aucland's CBD says he's been off work for months with a litany of injuries and is now constantly looking over his shoulder. Chris, takes care of some of… Read more Audio

5:09 PM.Another group of cancer doctors is piling the pressure on the government to honour it's election promise to patients... It believes have so far been overlooked in drug funding decisions. Dr Rodger… Read more Audio

4:53 PM.Survivors of Marylands School and the Hebron Trust took a step on the path to healing as a Christchurch park and street which once bore the school's name were officially renamed Validation Park and… Read more Audio

4:51 PM.Porirua leaders have voted in favour of upgrading a pump station in the hope of stopping sewage flowing into the sea at Titahi Bay. Kate Green reports. Audio

4:43 PM.The government's confirmed a total of four billion dollars of funding to patch up and prevent pot holes on the motu's roads and highways. Transport minister Simeon Brown says the funding boost is a… Read more Audio

4:40 PM.Residents in two Auckland suburbs had a rude awakening overnight after two shootings rocked their normally quiet neighbourhoods. Finn Blackwell went to the scene of both shootings and filed this… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.Government briefings show the immigration minister asked for an estimate of Palestinians who might apply to join their families in New Zealand if the Government opened a Ukraine-style visa category… Read more Audio

4:26 PM.World Cup footballers are calling for the A-League Women's competition to adopt full-time professionalism - as soon as possible. Professional Footballers Australia have released a report today that… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.A University of Canterbury student who won a car worth $20,000 has decided to give it to someone who had more use for it. The lucky recipient, Tyler, spoke with Lisa Owen. Audio

4:15 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about Hunter Biden's federal trial and a "first of its kind" law close to being passed in New York that would place tighter restrictions… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.A luxury real estate company claims multi million dollar property owners are selling up and abandoning New Zealand for the lucky country..taking their cash with them. Patterson Luxury says industry… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.A controversial new road layout in Palmerston North will get a stay of execution.The design will see both a cycleway and bus stops in traffic lanes on a busy inner city street. But as Jimmy Ellingham… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.South Africa correspondent Elna Schütz speaks to Lisa Owen about South Africa's elections which saw the African National Congress party losing it's 30 year majority and having to enter coalition talks… Read more Audio

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

5:32 PM.Kiwi goalkeeper Alex Paulsen has made a landmark move to English Premier League club Bournemouth. Sports reporter Felicity Reid talks through the details with Lisa Owen. Audio

5:27 PM.One of the country's fastest growing regions - the Kapiti Coast north of Wellington - is losing its only remaining psychiatrist. Ruth Hill explains why. Audio

5:17 PM.An energy company offering to pay its customers to use less power. The cash back is for people who cut their energy consumption when there's a conserve power warning issued. Octopus Energy Chief… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Confusion reigns over claims police foot patrols in Auckland CBD have increased 60 percent since National came to power. Police Minister Mark Mitchell's used the figure in the wake of a law and order… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.A top Auckland property developer says claims of an increased police presence in the CBD are far from obvious. At a law and order meeting last night, a number of central city Aucklanders told the… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.A decade after the Christchurch City Council embarked on a failed million-dollar attempt to introduce a Local Alcohol Policy in the city, councillors have voted to give it another go. But the… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Some school principals say they haven't been given enough time to completely change the way students are taught to read. The government has made it mandatory for all state schools to use a Structured… Read more Audio