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5:14 PM.Meanwhile, two reviews will put the magnifying glass on the Hawke's Bay Regional Council's controversial decision not to open the river mouth sooner - which locals say is the reason their homes are… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Schools will be required to test the ability of year 1 students to link sounds and letters at 20 and 40 weeks of schooling. From years 3 to 8, schools will have to test children's reading, writing and… Read more Audio

4:56 PM.From Monday to Friday at noon, 100 people gather in the middle of Mangere's town centre dressed in colourful hats and shirts for an hour long dance class, the classes started in 2013 as part of a plan… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.The government has committed another half a million dollars to help mop up flooded properties. One of those was The Limery, it's New Zealand's only lime juice factory and teams have been working non… Read more Audio

4:41 PM.The head of Mapu Maia said it's had an increase in school counsellors and social workers reaching out with concerns of problem online gambling among secondary school students and even some children at… Read more Audio

4:26 PM.Roussel will compete in the women's three metre springboard diving event in Paris, where she'll be cheered on by her biggest fan - two-year-old daughter Athena, sports correspondent Dana Johannsen… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about a Taiwanese fishing vessel being detained by China, North Korea claiming it successfully tested several missiles this week and multiple… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Collins said AI could be used as tutors for children or to assess mammogram results. Her 'digitising government' portfolio includes responsibility for AI policy, said it could lead to more equitable… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Science commentator Allan Blackman joins Kathryn for a look at a new study that's found honeybees can detect the subtle scents of lung cancer in the lab - even from a patient's breath. And researchers… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The ultimatum to the likes of Meta, Google, Microsoft and Apple carries the threat of tougher regulation if they don't stop unfettered access to porn, Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.As the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State Care delivered its findings to the governor-general last week, a survivor of abuse is busy using his experience to help others, Jimmy Ellingham… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:29 PM.The Warriors victory came just a week on from their horror show on the Gold Coast where they went down by sixty points, Jonty Dine speaks to Susana Lei'ataua. Audio

5:23 PM.Media and Broadcasting Minister Paul Goldsmith speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the government committing to press ahead with a crucial piece of legislation that could throw a lifeline to local… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Visual journalist Sam Rillstone asked people in Wellington how long it takes them to get a GP appointment. Video, Audio

5:13 PM.High Street Health Hub is one example of GP practice hitting the wall as ongoing financial pressures and stressful working conditions take their toll, GP Geoff Cunningham speaks to Susana Lei'ataua. Audio

5:08 PM.Locals said High Street Health Hub sits empty, doors closed, with no nurses and one part time doctor based at another clinic left on its books. A former staff member said the corporate business model… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.As the cleanup continues in flood-ravaged Wairoa, so does the anger over the Hawke's Bay Regional Council's failure to open a sand bar that would have allowed some of the flood waters to drain to the… Read more Audio

4:41 PM.Legislation forcing tech giants to pay media organisations for their news content looks set to progress through the House. The future of the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill had been uncertain after… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.Lab-grown food might seem like science fiction, but researchers here in New Zealand are already making massive gains in creating meat and dairy products in the lab and the products are becoming… Read more Video, Audio

4:29 PM.RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the latest ahead of the first test of the year for the All Blacks and Portia Woodman-Witcliffe's plan to retire after the Paris… Read more Audio

4:18 PM.Through their not-for-profit organisation - 500 kilograms of venison mince has been donated to Hope Community Trust over the past 18 months, which has been sent out to 17 community groups and food… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.United States correspondent speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the Supreme Court granting Donald Trump limited immunity in the January 6 case and the Biden campaign hitting back at critics after the… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Burger King and Starbucks are applying for consent to build two drive through restaurants on the main street of Tirau, but locals are finding the idea totally unpalatable, Geoff Poole speaks to Susana… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Europe correspondent Diane To speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the far-right National Rally in the french election surging ahead and winning the first round, a thinktank coming out with a warning for… Read more Audio