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5:54 PM.People living and working near a Christchurch gelatine factory are frustrated they may have to face another three years of a stench they liken to the smell of rotting flesh. Audio

5:50 PM.Consumer confidence has jumped to its highest level since before the global financial crisis. The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index out today is at 136 - a level not experienced since January… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.More now on the Government promising to top up the pay packets of the top principals and teachers by tens of thousands of dollars in a bid to improve schools. Audio

5:46 PM.A new centre dedicated to finding out how to protect Te Reo Maori - and direct resources where they're needed most - has been set up by the Maori Language Commission; The whanau of the late Maori… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.They're not "flip-flops", and they're not "thongs" either. And it seems that legally you can't call your quintessential summer footwear "jandals" either. One Hamilton retailer's found out the hard-way… Read more Audio

5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:28 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:23 PM.It's been revealed Dunedin's 230-million-dollar stadium will never pay its way, prompting the city council to order a full ground-up review, including looking at privatising it. Audio

5:18 PM.Biosecurity staff are out in force in Whangarei this afternoon after a single male Queensland fruitfly was discovered. An exclusion zone has been set up in the suburb of Parihaka where the insect was… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Our education correspondent, John Gerritsen, was at the announcement in Auckland. Audio

5:11 PM.The Education Minister Hekia Parata. Audio

5:08 PM.The Government's promising to top up the pay packets of the top principals and teachers by tens of thousands of dollars in a bid to improve schools. Audio

5:00 PM.Govt promises more money for top teachers and principals; Education Minister on today's announcement; Our education correspondent has more; Biosecurity staff check for more fruitflys in Whangarei… Read more Audio

6:52 PM.Monday's six point two magnitude earthquake has left question marks over the safety of some sites at a holiday park close to the epicentre. Audio

6:48 PM.A Maori communications technology executive says the mobile phone company 2degrees is a failed attempt at trying to produce a Maori telco, and wants a successful attempt to be made; Meanwhile......the… Read more Audio

6:45 PM.And New Zealand scientists have discovered a new type of prehistoric dolphin that swam in the seas around this country about 20 million years ago. Audio

6:40 PM.The Quake Outcasts group in Christchurch says it's being forced to take its case to the Supreme Court because the Government is dragging its feet. Audio

6:36 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:36 PM.The New Zealand Juice and Beverage Association says a proposed class action against Cola companies is merely a publicity stunt. Audio

6:26 PM.A group that's been told to take down an anti oil drilling sign off a small island in Otago Harbour says it will fight for free speech. Audio

6:22 PM.The New Zealand-based energy-efficient lightbulb company, Energy Mad, has started selling its bulbs through the internet giant, Amazon. Audio

6:20 PM.Around one-thousand birds have been killed by avian botulism in North Canterbury. Audio

6:17 PM.The Government is staying upbeat about the Christchurch rebuild despite reports of a landowner pulling out of a 100-million dollar development in the city centre. Audio

6:11 PM.More now on the Australian-led expedition arriving home today after their ordeal trapped for 10 days in the Antarctic pack ice. Audio

6:08 PM.In his first move of election year, Labour's leader David Cunliffe has dumped policies which had already been sidelined by his predecessor David Shearer. Audio