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5:37 PM.The Government is part way through its controversial sell-off of 20 percent of Air New Zealand, which is being panned by Labour and the unions. Audio

5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:29 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:21 PM.An investigation by the ABC's Four Corner programme has revealed New Zealand is a key destination for people smuggling. Audio

5:10 PM.With us is Police Assistant Commissioner Grant Nicholls. Audio

5:07 PM.The police have just revealed that the corrupt senior constable in Christchurch who asked women for sexual favours was investigated six years ago over inappropriate conduct. Audio

5:00 PM.The corrupt senior constable who asked for sexual favours from women and a people smuggling investigation reveals New Zealand is a target. Audio

6:52 PM.The chair of Te Runanga o Ngapuhi, Sonny Tau, says it's unlikely to support the move to have one council ruling Northland unless Maori are given more say in it; A Ngati Hau descendent is challenging… Read more Audio

6:37 PM.Ministers and officials from 195 countries are meeting in Poland next week to try to get closer towards the first globally binding treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Audio

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

6:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market update. Audio

6:24 PM.The All Whites coach Ricki Herbert is being urged to consider his legacy ahead of what's likely to be his last match in charge when New Zealand plays Mexico in Wellington next Wednesday. Audio

6:16 PM.The jurors hearing the Rae Portman murder trial have been given details from a witness that puts one of the accused with the body of Ms Portman. Audio

6:09 PM.Some of the many victims of David Ross's Ponzi scheme, who were in a packed Wellington courtroom today for the sentencing, described the length of the jail sentence as a joke. Audio

5:59 PM.About 50 thousand Cantabrians marked the region's anniversary by heading along to the 151st Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Show in Christchurch today. Audio

5:55 PM.The fund finder is available via the Sorted website, and compares services, fees and growth that is best suited to their needs. Audio

5:51 PM.To the Philippines now where five thousand crew from the US aircraft carrier - the George Washington, have been working around the clock to unload emergency supplies and transfer them to the main city… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.A Ngati Hau descendent is challenging the way government reaches treaty settlements saying they're achieved by breaching the Treaty of Waitangi; The chair of Te Runanga o Ngapuhi, Sonny Tau, says it's… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Almost a hundred people have revealed their experiences of sexual abuse, some for the very first time, on a new website, created in response to the scandal over a group of Auckland teenagers boasting… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.In what's been described as a deeply humiliating moment for the U.S president, Barack Obama has apologised for the problems besieging his signature healthcare law. Audio

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

5:29 PM.Pilot Stuart Farquhar of Garden City Helicopters was on the rescue mission. Audio

5:27 PM.Holidaymakers are grappling with the disruption to their Christmas plans due to the Interislander ferries' woes. Audio

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

5:20 PM.There was a heavy military presence on the streets of Colombo as the Prime Minister arrived in the Sri Lankan capital for this year's Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting. Audio