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5:52 PM.New Zealand's biggest bank, ANZ National, has just announced plans to scrap the National brand. Audio

5:48 PM.The Government says for Moriori and Maori to complete their Treaty settlements over the Chathams, both groups need to work together for the benefit of the whole community; The chair of a large iwi in… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.A memorial service has been held at the National War Memorial in Wellington for New Zealanders who were part of the Bomber Command Service during the Second World War. Audio

5:42 PM.The High Court has rejected a request by the Auckland lawyer, Barry Hart, to be allowed to practise until an appeal hearing. Audio

5:39 PM.The Kim Dotcom controversy continues to dog senior ministers, with the Police Minister now refusing to answer questions about evidence given by a senior officer to the High Court last month. Audio

5:35 PM.The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has dumped its shareholding in a copper and gold mine in strife-torn West Papua in Indonesia and in the company that owns the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. Audio

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

5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:16 PM.The Canterbury District Health Board says the owners of a rest home, which is the subject of multiple investigations for neglect, may yet be handed back control. Audio

5:13 PM.Kim Dot Com spoke to reporters outside the court after today's hearing. Audio

5:07 PM.Kim Dotcom and his lawyer are calling into question the evidence under oath given by a top police officer, calling it inconsistent. Audio

5:00 PM.Revelations a senior police officer gave inconsistent evidence under oath in the Kim Dotcom case and health board defends handling of unsafe rest-home. Audio

6:58 PM.New research suggests about half the Christchurch businesses which left the central city after the Canterbury earthquakes are unlikely to return. Audio

6:53 PM.New figures show that over the past decade 32 of the country's biggest high-tech companies have been sold offshore. Audio

6:50 PM.In Christchurch, recruitment agencies have the welcome mat out for hundreds of Solid Energy workers who are about to lose their jobs. Audio

6:46 PM.A new chief executive has been appointed to head the Ministry of Maori Development, Te Puni Kokiri; Legislation's being considered to stop people from laying claim to cultural objects that are on loan… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.A British exploration company, Kea Petroleum, has struck oil near Eltham in Taranaki. Audio

6:40 PM.The head of the International Monetary Fund says the global economy next year could be even worse than previously predicted. Audio

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

6:26 PM.The scented candle maker and skincare company Ecoya expects to break even this year after a loss of $218 thousand dollars last year. Audio

6:22 PM.The beleaguered Accident Compensation Corporation is set to cut its levies for the second year in a row. Audio

6:12 PM.The miners came to Parliament today hoping to persuade the State Owned Enterprises Minister, Tony Ryall, to step in to save hundreds of jobs. Audio

6:09 PM.The Government says the job cuts at Solid Energy are not because of its plans for the partial sale of the state owned company. Audio

5:56 PM.If a Queenstown judge has his way drunken tourists who commit crimes would be immediately deported from the country. Audio

5:54 PM.The prominent Auckland lawyer, Barry Hart, has told the High Court his career will be over if he can't keep working until his appeal. Audio