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5:35 PM.A coroner who looked at five deaths on quad bikes around the country has stopped well short of calling for them to be banned. Audio

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

5:26 PM.The Prime Minister says he's still going to CHOGM later this week, and New Zealand's position is unchanged, after the detention of an MP in Sri Lanka, and the decision of India's Prime Minister not to… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:21 PM.The retrial of Mark Lundy on charges of murdering his wife, Christine and daughter, Amber, in August 2000, will take place in the High Court in Wellington in June next year. Audio

5:19 PM.The police investigating the killing of a Chinese woman in Wellington say she suffered a violent attack and her body could have been lying dead for days before it was discovered. Audio

5:15 PM.The radio hosts John Tamihere and Willie Jackson who sparked a backlash by asking a caller about her sex life when talking about rape, have been taken off the air. Audio

5:07 PM.In the Philippines, rescue workers are fighting against the clock to get aid to the millions of people now trying to survive in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. We go live to the ABC's Zoe Daniel who… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.The race to save lives in the Philippines. John Tamihere and Willie Jackson are taken off air and Mark Lundy will be re-tried in Wellington next year. Audio

6:52 PM.A teacher at a South Waikato Kura Kaupapa had name suppression lifted when he appeared in the Hamilton District Court today; The chairperson of Te Whanau o Waipareira is planning to meet with its… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.This week the Focus Team takes a look at the future of United Future and starts with a look at the past year. Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:23 PM.A retired Court of Appeal judge who has spoken out about the Lombard Finance directors trial says they would never have faced court action under the new law. Audio

6:20 PM.2-Degrees, the mobile phone company challenging the two major players says Vodafone is trying to monopolise the remaining 700 megahertz spectrum. Audio

6:14 PM.Government MPs are confident about the National Party's election prospects next year and they have dismissed suggestions that new Labour Party leader David Cunliffe poses any threat. Audio

6:10 PM.The patchy global economic recovery is unlikely to derail New Zealand's growth, though economists expect it to keep the dollar high. Audio

6:08 PM.A Tolaga Bay man who ran over a neighbour four times because his puppy came on to the lawn has pleaded guilty to murder. Audio

5:56 PM.The number of foreign students is expected to fall for the third consecutive year this year, pushing enrolments near or even below the lowest -point of 91-thousand students in 2008. Audio

5:52 PM.The Minister responsible for the Earthquake Commission, Gerry Brownlee, has refused to say whether he still has confidence in the EQC's chief executive Ian Simpson. Audio

5:46 PM.The chairperson of Te Whanau o Waipareira is planning to meet with its chief executive, John Tamihere, over a controversial interview about the Roast Busters; A fire north of Whangarei has destroyed… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.The Transport Agency and Dunedin city council have today begun consulting the public on a four million dollar safety project to create one or two way fully-separated cycle lanes along State Highway… Read more Audio

5:39 PM.Police in Hastings say they're throwing everything they have at the hunt for a man who attacked and sexually violated an 87-year-old woman about midday yesterday. Audio

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

5:26 PM.Dozens of Independent Fishery workers left its Christchurch factory in tears this afternoon after learning about 200 of them have lost their jobs. Audio

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