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6:41 PM.Food prices have risen at their highest rate in a year and a half. Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:28 PM.Police are calling it the largest cocaine bust in over ten years. Audio

6:24 PM.Labour is calling for urgent action to find out the extent of tax avoidance by multinationals here but a tax lawyer is playing down the scale of it. Audio

6:21 PM.The manufacturing sector has experienced its biggest January expansion in six years, bolstered by a healthy lift in new orders. Audio

6:16 PM.A Court of Appeal Judge Justice Harrison has today described the Kim Dotcom case as an "utter procedural mess" and the Court of Appeal President, Justice O'Regan has suggested Mr Dotcom's lawyer was… Read more Audio

6:09 PM.More now on the Auckland man who is tonight beginning what's believed to be the longest minimum jail sentence ever given to a child-killer in this country. Audio

5:54 PM.A former Chinese diplomat has criticised America's leadership of trade talks including New Zealand in a state-run newspaper. Audio

5:50 PM.A group of Mainzeal subcontractors meeting in Christchurch in the last hour have scotched a big plumber's suggestion of a boycott, but they are pushing for more action. Audio

5:47 PM.Te Manu Korihi has been told talks are to be held over plans for Ngati Tuwharetoa to consider charging Ironman New Zealand to use Lake Taupo; A body that financially backs Maori preparing claims… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Charter schools have come under fire in Parliament because they won't be subject to the Official Information Act. Audio

5:40 PM.The board of Nelson's Salisbury School has written to the Education Minister asking her to remove herself from any decision making about the school's future. Audio

5:37 PM.Labour is calling for urgent action to find out the extent of tax avoidance by New Zealand companies moving operations offshore. Audio

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

5:26 PM.The lawyer for the convicted double murderer Mark Lundy says their Privy Council appeal will be based on arguments that the Crown's scientific evidence was flawed. Audio

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

5:20 PM.The Labour Party MP, Shane Jones, appears set to return to his position on the front bench. Audio

5:17 PM.Another one hundred jobs are going, this time at New Zealand Post. Audio

5:12 PM.The son of the Tuhoe activist Tame Iti says a manager at Waikeria Prison has nothing but praise for his father and the affect he's had on both inmates and staff. Audio

5:07 PM.An Auckland man is tonight beginning what's believed to be the longest minimum jail sentence ever given to a child murderer in this country. Audio

5:00 PM.One of the heaviest sentences yet for a child killer. 100 jobs axed at New Zealand Post and Tame Iti wins his freedom. Audio

6:55 PM.Global food and drink companies are being accused of using the same tactics as the tobacco industry to undermine the battle against obesity and disease caused by junk-food diets. Audio

6:51 PM.Across the Tasman, lawmakers have passed legislation recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first inhabitants of Australia; The Crown Forestry Rental Trust is refusing to help pay… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.A leading Katherine Mansfield scholar is hoping a treasure trove of unpublished papers by the acclaimed author will shed more light on a time in her life where she experimented with drugs and sex. Audio

6:38 PM.Sky City Casino is defending accusations it's letting people smoke illegally in one of its gambling lounges. Audio