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6:24 PM.Criminal defence lawyer Marie Dyhrberg is with us. Audio

6:21 PM.An Auckland school has condemned the police's failure to act on sex accusations against a group of young men, one of whom is believed to be a former student. Audio

6:14 PM.An Auckland lawyer Karen Harding specialises in representing people charged with drink driving. Audio

6:07 PM.The Government is going to lower the blood alcohol limit for adults so drunk driving kicks in after fewer drinks. Audio

5:57 PM.Rescuers who tramped through snow and high winds in the dark to bring out a woman critically injured on a South Island glacier say she probably wouldn't have lasted the night. Audio

5:54 PM.A tribunal is considering its judgment in the case of an Auckland lawyer accused of overcharging a client by hundreds of thousands of dollars for leaky building work. Audio

5:51 PM.The long-drawn-out wrangle over alternate trustees on the Crown Forestry Rental Trust has finally been sorted - by court order; The Labour Party's new Maori vice-president, Nanaia Mahuta, says… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Police in Hamilton are hunting for an armed intruder who may have broken into three separate properties in the suburb of Hillcrest. Audio

5:40 PM.The Government is slashing the limit for drink driving, saying the law change which will begin its passage through Parliament before Christmas will save lives. Audio

5:37 PM.A sailor from the Navy has appeared in court accused of bashing a man who later died from his injuries. Audio

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

5:30 PM.Dennis Brown helped start the Northern Action Group in Rodney which wants to break away from the super city. Audio

5:26 PM.Auckland councillors are getting a big pay rise. Audio

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

5:18 PM.The police some of the young men could be charged with having sex with a girl under 16 which wouldn't involve the question of consent. Audio

5:17 PM.The Prime Minister has described the actions of a group of young Auckland men who share details online about group sex sessions with drunk young girls, as abhorrent. Audio

5:12 PM.Every day workers demolishing houses in Christchurch are removing asbestos without wearing the right protection. Audio

5:07 PM.The Government is going to lower the blood alcohol limit for adults so drunk driving kicks in after fewer drinks. Audio

5:00 PM.Slashing the blood alcohol level for adult drivers. New warnings about Asbestos in Christchurch and Auckland councillors are getting a big pay rise. Audio

5:30 PM.This programme will look at a new guide to mining for Maori and what iwi want, Ngai Tahu looks at investing millions into the Dunedin hospital rebuild and Rotorua's new mayor, Steve Chadwick, makes an… Read more Audio

6:52 PM.The leader of the Labour Party, David Cunliffe, says the party has made no decision about apologising to Maori for passing the Foreshore and Seabed Act; A group of native Canadians have heard from a… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.The Labour Party is holding its annual conference in Christchurch over the weekend just seven weeks after David Cunliffe was elected leader. In the immediate aftermath of Mr Cunliffe's election Labour… Read more Audio

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

6:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:24 PM.A strategy to turn the tide for the inner city was launched last night. Audio