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

5:22 PM.The Ministry of Justice can't say how much money has been wasted in its 18 million dollar project to create a paperless court. Audio

5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:17 PM.A major lines company is already putting its hand up to take over much of the ultra fast broadband rollout if Chorus pulls out, an option the embattled company is being told it must consider. Audio

5:14 PM.The skipper of a runabaout wept outside court after avoiding being sent to prison over two men who drowned on a fishing trip. Audio

5:10 PM.The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has been inspecting logging sites around the country since July. Audio

5:08 PM.Another forestry worker has been killed - the second death in a week and the ninth this year despite a Government crack-down on the industry. Audio

5:00 PM.Another forestry worker killed, No logging operations prosecuted despite 14 being shut down, Runabout skipper weeps after avoiding prison, Chorus told to consider bailing out of UFB contract entirely… Read more Audio

6:51 PM.MPs have been told that people who want to work with children should be vetted and registered using a system like the Blue Card registrations used in Queensland. Audio

6:48 PM.The Maori Party vice-president, Ken Mair, says it will be challenging for the party to select just one of the six nominees wanting to stand for the Tai Hauauru seat; Ngati Porou on the East Coast is… Read more Audio

6:42 PM.Four of the seven fire stations due to be rebuilt in Christchurch could also serve as bases for the police and St John Ambulance. Audio

6:38 PM.The mother of a murdered teenager is preparing for the parole hearing of her killer, saying he has shown no remorse and should not be freed. Audio

6:36 PM.The police have hit what they're calling a crime family they say are key to the Road Knights gang - and have seized seven houses under the Criminal Proceeds Act. Audio

6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:27 PM.The ANZ Bank says one of its latest indicators suggest the economy could grow at a whopping five percent annual pace. Audio

6:19 PM.In Christchurch, councillors who act as directors for the council's holding company will now have to donate their fees to charity. Audio

6:18 PM.De Grey's executive director, Peter Batten, says the company will be drilling holes and collecting samples, and the process is no different from what a farmer would do to sink a bore. Audio

6:14 PM.Anti-mining protestors who blocked the highway north of Whangarei today - say they'll do it again if the Government refuses to listen to their objections to hard-rock mining. Audio

6:09 PM.First to our top story that political parties are banding together to block the Government from changing the law to over-ride a decision that could bring down the price of internet connections. Audio

5:55 PM.To London, where celebrity cook Nigella Lawson has been accused in court of being a habitual criminal because she turned a blind eye to her personal assistants running up thousands of dollars on… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.Lawyers for the Crown have asked the Court of Appeal to throw out a ruling that search warrants used in the raid on Kim Dotcom's mansion were unlawful. Audio

5:48 PM.The Maori Party vice-president, Ken Mair, says it will be challenging for the party to select just one of the six nominees wanting to stand for the Tai Hauauru seat; The organiser of a 4-day hikoi in… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The voice of Morning Report, Geoff Robinson, is retiring. Audio

5:40 PM.Returning to our lead story, and political parties have united to block the Government from over-ruling the Commerce Commission on copper broadband prices. Audio

5:36 PM.In Australia, the Abbott government is fighting fresh accusations of destroying trade relations with Asia, as a row with China follows on the heels of an ongoing spy dispute with Indonesia. Audio