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5:45 PM.Returning to the story of the woman struck by a freight train when her electric wheel chair got stuck earlier today at the Morningside level crossing. Audio

5:42 PM.The lawyer for the sacked Far North principal says his client's career should not be made another casualty of the paedophile, James Parker. Audio

5:36 PM.The 85th Academy Awards are currently underway in Hollywood. Audio

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

5:26 PM.The Prime Minister has blamed the previous board and managers of coal company Solid Energy for getting it into strife. Audio

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

5:19 PM.With us is our parliamentary chief reporter Jane Patterson. Audio

5:15 PM.The former deputy leader of the Labour Party, Annette King, is back on the front bench as Labour's health spokesperson, after a long-awaited caucus reshuffle. Audio

5:11 PM.Kiwirail still hasn't filled in the gap that trapped the woman and at this stage is not checking other crossings. Audio

5:07 PM.A man who tried to free a woman whose wheelchair was stuck on an Auckland city train track has spoken of his desperate efforts to get her out as a freight train bore down on them. Audio

5:00 PM.The incredible wheelchair rescue from a speeding train. Labour re-gigs its party lineup and the PM blames previous board and management of Solid Energy. Audio

6:58 PM.Farmers and government officals are adopting a 'wait-and-see' approach on whether Waikato should be officially declared a drought zone. Audio

6:54 PM.Tuwharetoa and Ironman New Zealand have reached a commercial deal on the use of Lake Taupo for the annual swim, cycle and run competition - but say the details remain confidential; The Maori Spectrum… Read more Audio

6:37 PM.The ACT Party goes in to its annual meeting this weekend hoping to breathe new life into its party membership and leave recent troubles behind. Audio

6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:28 PM.Auckland's big dry is producing mouldy carrots, potatoes riddled with black spots and small cabbages. Audio

6:24 PM.An acclaimed Maori weaver says one of the most precious plants used in her craft is under attack from Northland councils - and the swamp kauri industry. Audio

6:21 PM.News from the business sector. Audio

6:11 PM.The Ministry of Education is investigating how a baby was forgotten about and locked inside a Samoan childcare centre in Porirua after it closed. Audio

6:08 PM.A group of South Island councils are warning entire small town main streets could be threatened with demolition unless Government earthquake proposals are made more flexible. Audio

5:56 PM.Groups wanting to run charter schools have told MPs the education system is failing Maori and Pasifika children and they could do a better job. Audio

5:50 PM.Police have finally caught up with the man they say is the kingpin of an international match-fixing syndicate in football. Audio

5:47 PM.Tuwharetoa and Ironman New Zealand have reached a commercial deal on the use of Lake Taupo for the annual swim, cycle and run competition - but say the details remain confidential; The Maori Spectrum… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.An Invercargill accountant accused of selling drugs is refusing to hand back police files that mistakenly revealed the names of undercover officers and police informants. Audio

5:36 PM.The Italian media are reporting that Pope Benedict resigned after he was told about a web of blackmail, corruption and gay sex in the Vatican. Audio