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5:47 PM.A review of the Fire Service says the way it collects funding needs urgent attention. Audio

5:40 PM.The Education Review Office has called for urgent action to improve maths teaching in primary and intermediate schools. Audio

5:37 PM.Record numbers opted out of the workforce at the end of last year as the search for work got even tougher. Audio

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

5:29 PM.Lucy Lawless, who spent four days, 50 metres up the drilling tower of a Shell oil ship, has been sentenced to 120 hours community service and ordered to pay 650 dollars in reparation to the New… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:21 PM.People from the area worst hit by yesterday's tsunami in the Solomon Islands fear the damage could be far worse than currently thought Audio

5:20 PM.The Taranaki Outdoor Pursuits and Education Centre refused our requests for an interview. Audio

5:17 PM.The Taranaki Outdoor Pursuits and Education Centre could be fined up to 750 thousand dollars over the Paritutu Rock tragedy last year in which three people drowned. Audio

5:11 PM.One of the receivers from Price-Waterhouse-Coopers, Colin McCloy,says his preferred option is for Mainzeal to continue to run the construction sites in the interim while a sale plan is worked out. Audio

5:08 PM.About 40 big building sites remain frozen around the country as the fallout from the Mainzeal receivership hits home. Audio

5:00 PM.Dozens of building sites are at a standstill as Mainzeal goes into receivership. Charges are laid over the fatal Parituku Rock tragedy and Lucy Lawless is sentenced to community service. Audio

6:55 PM.An Australian paediatrician and infectious disease specialist says New Zealand is leading the world in combating rheumatic fever. Audio

6:39 PM.Latest figures show an annual rise in wages of one-point-eight percent but a union group says almost half of all workers got no pay increase at all. Audio

6:36 PM.Vanuatu's government says the scandal surrounding the super yacht Phocea is distraction which it wants to go away. Audio

6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:23 PM.The budget airline, Jetstar, has appointed a New Zealander to head its operations here. Audio

6:11 PM.The Prime Minister's annual appearance today on the Waitangi marae has been marked not by the more usual protests, but by a stoush between two kuia over who should escort him on. Audio

6:08 PM.A Hastings paedophile has been caught and four boys rescued by police who say it's the worst case of its kind they've ever seen. Audio

5:53 PM.The risk of a stroke for under 55-year-olds may be doubled for those who use cannabis. Audio

5:48 PM.At Waitangi, the government and three Northland iwi, Te Rarawa, Te Aupouri, and Ngai Takoto have agreed to jointly tackle social welfare problems. Audio

5:47 PM.The High Court has upheld a decision to strike off the Auckland lawyer, Barry Hart, for misconduct. Audio

5:45 PM.At Waitangi, the government and three Northland iwi, Te Rarawa, Te Aupouri, and Ngai Takoto have agreed to jointly tackle social welfare problems. Audio

5:41 PM.The Prime Minister has poured cold water on the Labour party leader's call for the country's honours list to be announced on Waitangi Day. Audio

5:37 PM.The managing director of a recruitment company is predicting wage increases of up to ten percent in some industries in two years time. Audio