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5:51 PM.The Tuhoe chief negotiator, Tamati Kruger, is being praised for his tenacity in securing a Treaty agreement with the Crown; Two Maori immersion schools are refusing to budge from their sites, despite… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.The mountaineer, George Lowe, has died at the age of 89, at a rest home in Ripley in the United Kingdom. Audio

5:45 PM.An investigation is underway at Gisborne Hospital following the discovery of human bone fragments in a hospital rubbish bag at a recycling station. Audio

5:36 PM.Tuhoe has taken another significant step toward settling its Treaty of Waitangi claims, with the initialling of a Deed of Settlement at Parliament today. Audio

5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:29 PM.The police have tracked the car that left the scene of the killing of a roadworker near Taupo through a web of back roads indicating the driver has local knowledge. Audio

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

5:22 PM.Official papers confirm the Government put pressure on Solid Energy to increase its debt and then appeared later to criticise it for borrowing too heavily as it got into difficulty. Audio

5:17 PM.In a serious privacy breach - the addresses and earthquake claim details of almost ten thousand Canterbury people have been mistakenly emailed by Earthquake Commission to the wrong person. Audio

5:13 PM.A man and woman have been arrested over the abduction of an 11 day old baby who was taken from the neonatal unit at Auckland's Starship Hospital last night. Audio

5:10 PM.Moashon Harrison was a pupil at Huapai District School and the injured six year Messiah also goes there. Audio

5:07 PM.The teenage girl who died along with her two nephews when her car and a van collided south of Helensville yesterday was an unlicensed driver. Audio

5:00 PM.Teen driver in three-person death crash not licensed, Principal of children's school has more, Arrests over abduction of neonatal baby, Earthquake Commission emails private information of 9700 people… Read more Audio

6:53 PM.Heritage building campaigners in Christchurch begged the city council today to support a bid to restore the severely damaged Anglican cathedral. Audio

6:45 PM.The Mana Party's president is calling for Dame Susan Devoy's appointment as Race Relations Commissioner to be terminated; The Government says it hasn't yet decided whether marae buildings could be… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.Back to Australia now where Kevin Rudd has just ruled out a challenge to incumbent Julia Gillard in a vote for the leadership of the Labor Party. Audio

6:41 PM.MPs have been asked to stop the Teachers' Council hiding the names of teachers who have abused children, stolen money, or driven while drunk. Audio

6:38 PM.A pilot who broke air safety rules by not wearing a life jacket and crashed his helicopter into the sea off Northland was lucky there was an onshore wind and someone saw what happened. Audio

6:35 PM.MPs have been told that the plan to reduce red tape and the costs associated with getting resource consents will do the opposite. Audio

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

6:26 PM.In the US, Colorado police are hunting for the gunman who shot dead the state's prison boss as he opened his own front door. Audio

6:22 PM.News from the business sector. Audio

6:19 PM.Telecom has confirmed it is in the middle of telling some workers they are losing their jobs but it won't say how many. Audio

6:16 PM.The Insurance Council has shot down criticism the industry may be delaying earthquake claims for financial gain. Audio

6:11 PM.The economy has grown at its fastest rate in almost five years with a surprisingly strong showing in the last quarter of last year. Audio