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4:22 PM.Coney McConeface is a massive road cone that is being built by a team of Kiwis for the infamous Burning Man Festival, Hippathy Valentine describes to Susana Lei'ataua why it's so special. Audio

4:14 PM.Canadian correspondent Ashleigh Stewart speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the concept of 'Pretendian' is the focal point of a court case in Ontario, Canada's Liberal party being dealt a shocking blow… Read more Audio

4:11 PM.Checkpoint's Johnny Sutherland went to Panmure in Auckland to gauge people's thoughts on current speed limits. Audio

4:07 PM.The Government said scrapping blanket reductions on local streets including around schools - on arterial roads and state highways will boost productivity and economic growth. However, Marlborough and… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Labour's plotting its return to the government benches in 2026 - by taking the time first to do a lot of soul-searching. Chris Hipkins wants Labour to represent a positive change - but at the same… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.The security breach has raised concerns about the safety at Parliament House and potential attacks on parliamentary staff and visitors, especially after war memorial sites in the nation's capital were… Read more Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:30 PM.Ten Football Ferns players will make their Olympic debut in Paris later this month, but the squad is missing a couple of familiar faces. Audio

5:25 PM.Housing Minister Chris Bishop laid out a raft of policies today, among them are removing council's ability to impose rural-urban boundary lines and requiring them to make enough land available to meet… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Two people have now been charged with interfering with human remains, and police have been combing through a property in Orewa, Lucy Xia speaks to Susana Lei'ataua. Audio

5:11 PM.Housing Minister Chris Bishop today announced a raft of policies that will allow cities to be expandard outwards, including removing councils' ability to impose rural-urban boundary lines, and… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The 68-year-old was killed after a robbery outside the Fashion Island shopping centre in Newport Beach, while on holiday with her husband, well-known businessman Doug McKay and three men have been… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Applications for money from the government's new 10 million dollar mental health fund will open this month. It'll be accessible to all NGOs, community health and addiction providers as well as iwi… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.Businesses on Onehunga's busy main road said they were given just a week's notice that highly-disruptive footpath repairs would take more than three months. AT is defending its actions, they said the… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Joe Porter speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the All Blacks set to take on England in Dunedin this weekend and new coach Scott Robertson naming his first team. Audio

4:24 PM.Over the past three years, Fairlie woman Louise Wynn has visited Aotearoa New Zealand's 225 Four Squares, she speaks to Susana Lei'ataua on what is in fact Four Square's 100th birthday. Audio

4:18 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about Joe Biden remaining adamant that he will stay on as presidential candidate for the Democrats and Rudy Giuliani being… Read more Audio

4:12 PM.Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people in Auckland if they've had to borrow money to pay for the basics amid the cost of living crisis. Video, Audio

4:08 PM.People struggling with their finances in Dunedin have nowhere to turn to for free advice - with one budget advisory service closing its doors while a Government-picked replacement is no where to be… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.South Africa correspondent Elna Schütz speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about South Africa finally having a government again, Ivory coast having a significant health breakthrough and a first for Africa in… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:33 PM.Razor's brand new squad was named last week which had some predictable picks like Scott Barrett picking up the captaincy while also including some surprises - Hurricanes prop Pasilio Tosi among them… Read more Audio

5:31 PM.How young is too young to be testing the academic ability of primary aged children? Visual journalist Marika Khabazi asked people in Auckland what they reckon. Audio

5:25 PM.The government also announced this morning that from years 3 to 8, schools will have to test children's reading, writing and maths twice a year. Education Minister Erica Stanford speks to Susana… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.Experts are cautiously optimistic about the government's interest in expanding artifical intelligence use in the education and health sectors. However, they're calling for a deliberate and… Read more Audio