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6:15 PM.The Serious Fraud Office is looking at introducing whistleblower payments for people who come forward with tips that lead to the prosecution of white-collar criminals. Audio

6:12 PM.The quick thinking of two fourteen year old boys has saved a Christchurch man, who nearly drowned in his truck. Audio

6:07 PM.A South Island property developer wants companies such as his to have more power to take on town planners and influence council decisions. Audio

5:56 PM.Parliament's new speaker, David Carter, is at the centre of controversy after refusing to allow a visiting West Papua political activist to speak at Parliament. Audio

5:53 PM.The Police and Maoridom are mourning the death of Northland iwi liaison officer, Paddy Whiu; An iwi education think-tank says if every mainstream school's given the option to teach the Maori language… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.The Hamilton singer, Kimbra, has won big at the Grammys, along with the Australian musician, Gotye. Audio

5:44 PM.A court has heard how the heads of a former finance company were involved in a cover up involving millions of dollars of investors' money after the purchase of a luxury apartment development from… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.The TAB wants written assurances from Sonny Bill Williams' manager before it again offers bets on how many rounds one of his boxing matches will go for. Audio

5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:28 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:20 PM.An American whistleblower who exposed Ponzi billionaire Bernie Madoff is talking with New Zealand's fraud police about adopting a US scheme that pays white-collar crime tipsters. Audio

5:16 PM.New Zealand could end up sending asylum seekers to the controversial Australian-run detention centres in Nauru, Papua New Guinea or on the Australian mainland. Audio

5:12 PM.About half of Mainzeal Property's more than 400 staff have been made redundant and the other 200 or so's future remains up in the air. Audio

5:08 PM.The pressure on house prices that's pushed them far above their previous peak in Auckland and Christchurch is now spreading to other centres. Audio

5:00 PM.The surge in house values spreads. More than 200 Mainzeal staff are made redundant. and NZ may use Australian detention centres if boatpeople arrive en masse. Audio

6:55 PM.The Solomon Islands government has declared a state of disaster for Santa Cruz Islands in Temotu Province following Wednesday's magnitude 8 earthquake and subsequent deadly tsunami. Audio

6:52 PM.The Minister of Treaty Negotiations, Chris Finlayson, hopes a new agreement between iwi and the government will lead to better housing in the Far North - saying the state of some home gives him the… Read more Audio

6:36 PM.Compared with previous visits, this year's political visits to Waitangi ran relatively smoothly. However, infighting between local elders threatened to overshadow the Prime Minister's traditional… Read more Audio

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

6:22 PM.Dreadful and embarrassing. When even the coach of the Wellington Phoenix is calling them that, football fans must wonder what the chances are not only for them, but for the national team just one year… Read more Audio

6:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:18 PM.The police revealed earlier this week, Shalvin Prasad withdrew a large sum of money from his account, and they are looking at the possibility he was bribed or blackmailed. Audio

6:14 PM.A Waikato farmer has been sent to jail for what's being described as one of the worst types of animal cruelty investigators have seen. Audio

5:54 PM.Strong aftershocks are disrupting efforts to get help to tsunami-hit villages in isolated parts of Solomon Islands as locals also worry now about loud rumblings from a volcano. Audio

5:50 PM.The Minister of Treaty Negotiations, Chris Finlayson, hopes a new agreement between iwi and the government will lead to better housing in the Far North - saying the state of some homes in the region… Read more Audio