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4:47 PM.Wairoa and Heretaunga in Hastings remain under a State of Emergency, Gisborne has also taken a hammering. Mayor Rehette Stoltz speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:44 PM.The 43-year-old pleaded not guilty by way of insanity and infanticide but was convicted of murdering 2 year-old twins Karla and Maya and six-year-old Liane, three weeks after the family arrived in New… Read more Audio

4:38 PM.The murder of Janak Patel, at Sandringham's Rose Cottage Superette in November 2022, sparked outrage and protests over the safety of dairy workers, the men responsible for his murder and robbery of… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.Tokyo Olympic champion 800-metre runner Athing Mu missed selection for Paris after tripping in the final and finishing dead last. Her plight has exposed what has been described as the "self-defeating… Read more Audio

4:26 PM.School holidays start in just over a week, we've got one broken ferry parked up at the dock, another in scheduled maintenance and the third ship will be out of action for three months from the end of… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Asia corespondent Erin Hale speaks to Lisa Owen about China saying its lunar probe mission has been a "complete success," the trial of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong who were arrested back in… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Areas in Gisborne have also been hit hard by the weather, lashed by torrential rain. However in Wairoa, more than a hundred homes are flooded and some roads in and out of the town are badly damaged… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.A petition signed by thousands of New Zealanders calling for the government to keep its ban on live animal exports has been handed over to Parliament, Nick James reports. Audio

5:42 PM.Australia correspondent speaks to Lisa Owen about how anyone wanting to buy and use vapes in Australia will be forced to get them from pharmacies rather than vape stores, which have gone viral as part… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:28 PM.The Maori All Blacks say they will carry the memory of former teammate Connor Garden-Bachop throughout the season.Connor Garden-Bachop died aged 25 due to a medical event on June 17. Sports reporter… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.A multiple scleroris sufferer said she feels let down and scared after waiting two and a half years for a routine MRI scan in Wellington, the city is struggling with only one scanning machine and not… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Visual journalist Marika Khabazi asked people who they think should be coughing up compensation for the Northland blackout. Audio

5:16 PM.The Coalition government is launching its own investigation into the Covid-19 pandemic - including vaccination mandates and lockdowns - to begin when the current one finishes up later this year… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.Northland businesses could be eyeing a potential class action for compensation after last week's massive power outage caused when transpower maintenance crew unbolting the feet of the pylon causing it… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.A desperate search continues tonight for three people missing for more than 24 hours after their boat failed to return from a fishing trip in the waters off Gisborne. RNZ reporter Bill Hickman speaks… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.The live animal export industry said it hopes to be up and running again by the end of next year, despite strong opposition, Live Exports NZ chair Glen Neal speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:35 PM.Before the end of the year Auckland Zoo's last elephant will likely pack her trunk and head to Australia, where she will eventually join a herd. Elephants are super social creatures and need company… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.RNZ Sports journalist Jamie Wall speaks to Lisa Owen about Scott Robertson's first All Black squad and the All Blacks fresh new look. Audio

4:24 PM.Israel has been bombarding the strip since Hamas launched a brazen attack on October 7 last year, killing more than 1000 people and taking hundreds of hostages; many of whom are still being held… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about the US Supreme Court term ending this Friday, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media empire facing potential shutdown to pay money… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Rescuers have lost sight of two people believed to have been spotted from the air clinging to a life ring off the coast of the Mahia peninsula, in atrocious conditions. A third person remains… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.Now we head back to Christchurch where new All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has just revealed the first All Blacks squad of the year. RNZ rugby reporter Joe Porter has been at the announcement and he… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Europe Correspondent Diane To speaks to Lisa Owen about chaos at Britain's third busiest airport after a major power cut early Sunday, another scandal appearing to be eating the ruling Conservatives… Read more Audio

5:33 PM.The 43-year-old former Green Party MP and former human rights lawyer has admitted stealing nearly $9000 of clothing from retail stores in Auckland and Wellington, Lucy Xia reports. Audio