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5:54 PM.Medical researchers in Melbourne have made a breakthrough in beating back aggressive forms of leukaemia. Audio

5:50 PM.Wellington iwi and those affiliated to Taranaki Whanui are mourning the death of a respected Te Atiawa kaumatua, Sam Jackson; The Maori Party says the Maori electoral boundaries are so big that many… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Two takahe chicks have hatched on Motutapu Island in what conservationists are hailing as a milestone for the endangered native bird. Audio

5:42 PM.Adventure tourism businesses fear a backlog of compulsory safety audits could threaten what people can get up to in the outdoors. Audio

5:36 PM.China's Supreme Court has ordered a ban on using torture to extract confessions from suspects. Audio

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

5:26 PM.An online predator who used photos of beautiful girls to lure boys in has been jailed for more than two years. Audio

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

5:18 PM.People living in a small North Taranaki town say they will fight the council over huge rent hikes they are facing on their leased land. Audio

5:13 PM.Police in London are still trying to piece together how three women were held against their will and forced to work as domestic slaves for at least thirty years. Audio

5:09 PM.More and more people are deciding to settle in New Zealand, persuaded by the expanding economy. Audio

5:08 PM.A Lithuania man who was extradited from Latvia, will spend at least three years in a New Zealand prison for masterminding a drug-money laundering racket . Audio

5:00 PM.Man who smuggled drugs in a Harry Potter book is sent to jail, expanding economy attracts more immigrants, three women rescued from London home after being held for 30 years and Waitara lease holders… Read more Audio

6:51 PM.Staff are opposing, and students are worried by big job cuts in the design and visual arts department at Auckland polytechnic Unitec. Audio

6:48 PM.Te Tai Tokerau iwi Te Roroa, say they hold no malice against Alan Titford's family who were influenced by him and his disputes with the Waitangi Tribunal and the government over the ownership of his… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.After Auckland, Christchurch is the place where the greatest number of electoral boundary changes are being proposed. Audio

6:39 PM.Millions of litres of contaminated water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant look set to be dumped in the Pacific Ocean. Audio

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

6:27 PM.In business news, Argosy Property has reported a big jump in first-half profit, largely due to gains in the value of its hedging contracts, but the underlying result was still strong. Audio

6:24 PM.Parliament's been presented with two petitions today that deal with the exploitation of women and young girls. Audio

6:16 PM.The number of serious injuries, mistakes and near-misses in hospital have risen by 21 percent in the last year. Audio

6:13 PM.Voters in a proposed new Auckland electorate say whoever wins the seat would have a tough job bringing the wildly different communities in the area together. Audio

6:09 PM.A New Zealand woman who claimed her seven-year-old son died after falling off a pogo stick is facing a murder charge in a Sydney court. Audio

5:56 PM.Voters in Christchurch East say many are still suffering - three years on from the devastating earthquakes and want a new MP who will breathe life into the electorate. Audio

5:50 PM.Te Tai Tokerau iwi Te Roroa, say they hold no malice against Alan Titford's family who were influenced by him and his disputes with the Waitangi Tribunal and the government over the ownership of his… Read more Audio