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5:50 PM.Two climbers, missing since Saturday, have been rescued near the summit of Mt Tasman after spending two nights trapped in a crevasse. Audio

5:48 PM.A road safety campaigner wants police to be given tough new powers to crackdown on illegal cellphone use by motorists, including the power to immediately seize a person's phone if they're caught using… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, is disbelieving of figures showing how many people worked on the Hobbit movies. Audio

5:36 PM.Earthquake damaged Christchurch homes written off by insurance companies are becoming hot property for investors wanting to make money renting them out. Audio

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

5:25 PM.To Hollywood now where the biggest stars of film and television have taken to the red carpet for 70th Golden Globe Awards. Audio

5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:18 PM.Kawhia's chief fire officer says his volunteer firefighters were not in any danger when they were called out to help a police officer in trouble on Friday night. Audio

5:15 PM.The police are still looking for two people in connection with the death of a Featherston man at the weekend. Audio

5:11 PM.The Qualifications Authority has admitted a website bungle allowed more than two hundred students to get a sneak preview of their NCEA results this morning. Audio

5:07 PM.The Health Ministry is being told it must lift its game if the health sector is to solve the big problems it faces. Audio

5:55 PM.When the world famous children's author Margaret Mahy died earlier this year, a captivated audience of more than five-hundred people gathered to celebrate her life. Audio

5:42 PM.Bushfire emergency services in Australia are warning of a dangerous summer ahead, with predictions that temperatures across much of the country will exceed long term averages. Audio

5:38 PM.A Chemistry teacher who gets his students to build solar balloons, water rockets and parachute launching systems, is this year's best science teacher. Audio

5:35 PM.Two English tourists stranded on a narrow ledge amongst steep bluffs in the Nelson Lakes National Park had to be winched to safety by a rescue helicopter this afternoon. Audio

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

5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:17 PM.Last week's resignation of the Secretary for Education, Lesley Longstone, capped what has been a difficult year for the Government as it has dealt with one political crisis after another. Audio

5:16 PM.Last minute Christmas shoppers have set a new eftpos record - hitting 132 transactions a second between midday and one o'clock. Audio

5:10 PM.Fog at Wellington airport is still disrupting travellers trying to get home in time for Christmas and there's been a backlog of people trying to get new flights. Audio

5:07 PM.Human rights campaigners fear the police will abuse their surveillance powers with a newly-bought drone, referred to by some as a "spy in the sky". Audio

6:57 PM.Much of the land was compulsorily acquired under the Public Works Act and the Government has obtained a legal opinion on whether the new development meets the criteria for "State Housing Purposes"… Read more Audio

6:53 PM.The Crown signed a Deed of Settlement today on Wakatau marae in Nelson, for all outstanding historical Treaty claims with Ngati Koata; The Waitangi Tribunal has released its fourth report on how the… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.This week the Government released its half-yearly economic and fiscal update. The Treasury is now forecasting the economy won't grow as strongly as it predicted in the May Budget. Audio

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