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5:44 PM.Protesters heading out to sea off the coast of Taranaki say they don't know what will happen when they reach Anadarko's huge drilling ship. Audio

5:42 PM.Terror to Love has just won the richest trotting race in the country - at Addington in Christchurch. Audio

5:40 PM.The NCEA exam season has had its first controversy. Audio

5:37 PM.The jury is still out on whether new mortgage loan restrictions will cool Auckland's overheated housing market, despite signs house sales have slowed. Audio

5:35 PM.The path has been cleared for Sky City to build a 402-million dollar convention centre in Auckland in exchange for a range of gambling concessions. Audio

5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.In the Philippines - which is under a State of National Calamity - the situation is becoming even more desperate. The death toll continues to climb and torrential rain has closed in on many parts of… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.A test that went wrong on the brand new Cook Strait cable today cut power to tens of thousands of North Island households, and left swathes of businesses in the dark. Audio

5:10 PM.The Whanganui River is a key part of the Tongariro Power Scheme. An Iwi spokesman Gerard Albert says it's caused huge damage. Audio

5:07 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal is recommending the Government pay major compensation to iwi over a string of Treaty breaches in unfairly setting up the Tongariro National Park and power scheme. Audio

5:00 PM.A string of Treaty breaches over the Tongariro National Park and power scheme. Why thousands of people lost power this morning and the Philippines is under a State of National Calamity. Audio

6:51 PM.Coca-Cola has bowed to pressure over where it gets its sugar from, announcing it will take a zero tolerance approach to illegal land grabs for sugar plantations. Audio

6:48 PM.A specialist in the study of men's violence against women and children is praising the decision by RadioLive to pull John Tamihere and Willie Jackson off air for the rest of the year; A fire… Read more Audio

6:40 PM.Filipinos living in New Zealand are offering whatever help they can in the wake of the ferocious typhoon that's killed at least 10 thousand people in their homeland. Audio

6:37 PM.Summerset has won the best retirement village operator in Australasia award for the fourth consecutive year. Audio

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

6:23 PM.The Tertiary Education Union has called for a billion-dollar boost in spending to stop what it calls the rot that's harming universities, polytechnics and wananga. Audio

6:19 PM.The radio hosts who sparked a commercial backlash with their comments about rape have been taken off the air for the rest of the year at least. Audio

6:13 PM.Unicef's Christopher de Bono is in Manila. He says the death toll is only going to get worse. Audio

5:55 PM.Debt collectors are being put on notice with the Commerce Commission warning them not to overcharge people who've had their property repossesed. Audio

5:51 PM.The Meat Workers Union says it is horrified workers are losing their jobs because more processsing is heading to China. Audio

5:48 PM.A fire investigator says it's believed two children under the age of six started a fire that ravaged Mokau Marae north of Whangarei on Friday.A specialist in the study of men's violence against women… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The Principals' Federation is calling for an overhaul of the way commissioners and statutory managers are appointed to run schools. Audio

5:40 PM.The SPCA says the south Auckland farmer, who left his dog in so much pain that it bit its own foot off, should have been sent to jail. Audio