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5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:24 PM.A judge has ordered a forestry contractor to pay 135 thousand dollars over the death of a worker near Lake Rotoiti in March last year. The company, Complete Logging Limited, was sentenced today in the… Read more Audio

5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:16 PM.Criticism of the Government is mounting for getting a ferry built in Bangladesh instead of New Zealand. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade commissioned the aid-funded ferry for the territory of… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.December's survey of business opinion from the Institute of Economic Research found a net 52 percent of firms expect economic conditions to improve, compared with the previous period where 33 percent… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Fonterra do not yet know how dangerous the E. coli strain is that has been detected in close to nine thousand bottles of fresh cream. Audio

5:00 PM.Fonterra do not yet know how dangerous the E. coli strain is that has been detected in close to nine thousand bottles of fresh cream; Business confidence is at its highest level in two decades… Read more Audio

5:56 PM.The Australian tennis Open is underway in Melbourne, with the defending men's champion, Novak Djokovic, and the top women's seed, Serena Williams, both in action tonight. Audio

5:52 PM.Cyclists run more red lights than any other road user in Auckland. Audio

5:44 PM.The Green Party is taking its campaign to stop deep sea oil drilling on the road, travelling to major beaches around the country to stir up support for the cause. Audio

5:38 PM.2013 was the third warmest on record, with annual mean temperatures above avearge or near average across New Zealand. Audio

5:35 PM.The Indian cricket side has arrived in New Zealand today as they prepare for a five-game One Day International series, followed by two test matches. Audio

5:31 PM.Awards season is underway in Hollywood, with the biggest names in film and television coming donning their tuxedos and ball gowns for the annual Golden Globe awards in Beverley Hills. Audio

5:27 PM.Whangamata Police in the Coromandel are appealing to anyone who might have information about a person who may have been swept away at Whiritoa beach. Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.Opposition protestors in Thailand are blocking major intersections in the capital Bangkok, as part their campaign to overthrow the government. Audio

5:12 PM.Aid has begun pouring into devastated northern areas of Tonga, after Cyclone Ian killed one person and left many homeless. Audio

5:08 PM.A company that decontaminates houses of residue left over from making methamphetamine says its workload has doubled in the past year. Audio

5:00 PM.Rise in testing and decontamination of properties for meth, Aid begins reaching Tonga islands after cyclone, Opposition protestors close major Bangkok streets and Police seek information on person who… Read more Audio

5:57 PM.Earlier in the year, an expat New Zealand kayaker stalked by a crocodile was branded an idiot by locals in outback Western Australia. Audio

5:55 PM.Just a few weeks ago world leaders gathered in South Africa to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela who died aged 95, after a long illness. Audio

5:54 PM.The penalty kick which had rugby fans all over New Zealand on the edge of their seats is to be immortalised on screen. Audio

5:47 PM.A Tauranga iwi that's just accepted a Crown package for Treaty breaches is predicting a boost in members; A Maori organisation on the Kapiti Coast is planning to develop a piece of whenua that is now… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.The world lost a great acting talent this year when James Gandolfini - the star of the hit series The Sopranos - died in June from a heart attack. He was 51. Audio

5:39 PM.The Labour Party has had a tumultuous year with a leadership change, but now says it has its eye firmly on the 2014 general election. Audio