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6:12 PM.It's emerged in TAIC's inquiry that two years before the crash the Civil Aviation Authority investigated talk of a balloon passenger being told their flight was cancelled because Lance Hopping… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.The pilot in the Carterton balloon crash had probably been smoking cannabis shortly before the fatal flight and his 10 passengers would have stood a better chance if he'd not made a bad call to try to… Read more Audio

5:54 PM.Canterbury University is being thrown a 260 million dollar financial lifeline by the Government. Audio

5:51 PM.The Maori and Mana Parties have taken the first step to mend relations by agreeing to develop policies to improve Maori outcomes; Several Maori ancestral remains have been welcomed home during an… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.The economy is continuing to go from strength to strength. Audio

5:44 PM.Students at a Northland school have reacted with shock today to news that their former principal's been charged with sex crimes against boys. Audio

5:38 PM.The report on the fatal balloon crash last January has revealed that the pilot, Lance Hopping had been investigated two years earlier over a complaint that a flight was cancelled because he was too… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:28 PM.There'll be no beer or wine at a primary school fair in Dunedin this weekend because public health officials objected. Audio

5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.A mother who left her baby alone in the bath while she was on the phone for nine minutes has walked free after being found not guilty of his manslaughter. Audio

5:16 PM.The former principal of the Kaikohe Christian School has been charged with historical sexual abuse - but the Board of Trustees says there have been no allegations during his time in Northland. Audio

5:13 PM.As well as the Commission's TAIC's call to toughen up on drug and alcohol testing, some of the families of balloon crash victims want random drug tests. Audio

5:08 PM.The pilot of the balloon that hit power lines and burned near Carterton killing 11 people had probably been smoking cannabis just 25 minutes before the flight, possibly impairing his judgement. Audio

5:00 PM.The balloon pilot in the fatal flight over Carterton probably smoked cannabis just 25 minutes before take off. The mother who left her baby alone in the bath is found not guilty of his manslaughter… Read more Audio

6:54 PM.Despite being made illegal four years ago, texting while driving remains the number one distraction for New Zealand motorists. Audio

6:50 PM.The part Maori-owned mobile phone company, 2degrees, has successfully bid for a portion of the radio spectrum that will deliver faster broadband to handsets; Ngai Tahu says its bid to invest in a… Read more Audio

6:49 PM.Video games are being played by two out of every three New Zealanders and across three generations, according to the latest survey. Audio

6:38 PM.More now on the man who clubbed to death a group of seals being sentenced to eight months' home detention. Audio

6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:28 PM.Michael Hill International, is undergoing its first global rebranding and will launch a new look in its 270 jewllery stores across four countries from next year. Audio

6:21 PM.An orthopaedic surgeon is warning some patients are living in agony or having to mortgage their homes in order to get hip or knee replacement surgery they need but can't get in the public health… Read more Audio

6:14 PM.A former FBI agent says America's mass spying on individuals both in the United States and abroad makes fighting terrorism harder not easier. Audio

6:08 PM.The Conservation Department has come out backing the Fiordland monorail arguing its impact on conservation land will be minor. Audio

5:53 PM.The South Island iwi Ngai Tahu is aiming to invest 100 million dollars in a public-private partnership to rebuild Dunedin hospital. Audio