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5:43 PM.The Government's books are benefiting from a stronger economy, with a jump in corporate tax. Audio

5:34 PM.The head of the Corrections expert panel on staff safety says its too hard for prison officers to use pepper spray because of the bureacracy around signing it out. Audio

5:31 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:26 PM.An eye witness to the crash that killed the Canterbury businessman, Allan Hubbard, has told a court how the man charged with causing the collision was driving dangerously. Audio

5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:20 PM.Engineers are manning pumps at the top of the landslide in the Wellington suburb of Kingston where two homes remain teetering on the edge, as heavy rain lashes the capital. Audio

5:16 PM.Hundreds of people from Tuhoe are at Parliament this afternoon to witness the signing of their treaty settlement with the Crown. Audio

5:13 PM.Listening to that is our education correspondent John Gerritsen. Audio

5:09 PM.The acting Secretary for Education, Peter Hughes says the independent investigation will start very soon into the errors and wrong decisions made by senior staff. Audio

5:07 PM.Two top Education Ministry staff are being investigated and could lose their jobs over the Novopay debacle. Audio

5:00 PM.Two top Education Ministry staff could lose their jobs over the Novopay fiasco. Tuhoe signs its treaty settlement with the Crown and Engineers man pumps at Kingston landslip in heavy rain. Audio

6:57 PM.One of the researchers behind graphic warnings on tobacco packets says warning labels on the cigarettes themselves could be a good thing. Audio

6:53 PM.A sub-tribe of Tuhoe has lost its bid to secure 10 per cent of the Kaingaroa Forest; Labour Party Maori roles held by the late Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP, Parekura Horomia, have been re-allocated; A tribal… Read more Audio

6:36 PM.Green Party holds its annual conference this weekend. Audio

6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:24 PM.The fertiliser company, Chatham Rock Phosphate, has reported a loss of 1.4 million dollars in the year to the end of March, saying it reflects the extra costs of gaining a mining licence and marine… Read more Audio

6:20 PM.This week, the outgoing head of Netball New Zealand, Raelene Castle secured the chief exective role at the Canterbury Bulldogs - she will be the first woman in charge of an NRL club in 15 years. Audio

6:17 PM.Eight properties in Christchurch's Port Hills have been declared safe for people to return. Audio

6:14 PM.The Police Commissioner Peter Marshall says there was no institutional racism behind the Urewera raids. Audio

6:09 PM.A High Court Judge has slammed the behaviour of a drunk unlicenced driver, who crashed into another vehicle while racing his car, killing his two teenage cousins. Audio

5:53 PM.The Government is building seven hundred new state homes in Christchurch. Audio

5:50 PM.Labour Party Maori roles held by the late Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP, Parekura Horomia, have been re-allocated; A sub-tribe of Tuhoe has lost its bid to secure 10 per cent of the Kaingaroa Forest; A tribal… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Climate scientists are predicting a milder than usual winter for the entire country, although a normal amount of rain is still expected to fall. Audio

5:42 PM.The high-profile Maori education strategy launched five years ago with thousands of badges and stickers bearing slogans like I heart Maori success, has been a flop. Audio

5:36 PM.The Police Commissioner is claiming there was no institutional racism behind the Urewera raids. Audio