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5:54 PM.Rowing, rugby sevens, and equestrian win gold in the latest round of high performance sports funding announced today while swimming has lost out. Audio

5:51 PM.The police say Sina Solomona, whose body was found near the back door to her house in the early hours of Saturday morning, died a violent death. Audio

5:47 PM.The solicitor for the Maori Council, Donna Hall, predicts its bid to debate Maori water rights in the Supreme Court could cost at least a quarter of a million dollars; A Supreme Court has dismissed a… Read more Audio

5:39 PM.The Ombudsman's office is accusing the Ministry of Education of telling the Christchurch City Council to hide information about school closures and it will now investigate how the ministry deals with… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.The latest now from Tokoroa on the two deadly car crashes which have killed seven people. Audio

5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:28 PM.A fraudster who stole more than three million dollars from his victims, including former casino executives, and the president of the National Party, has been sentenced to eight years in jail. Audio

5:25 PM.Fijians living in the Rewa delta just east of Suva are being told to evacuate to higher ground before it gets dark after the river reached a critical level in the wake of Cyclone Evan. Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.The Supreme Court has come down on the side of the Pakeha wife of a Maori man whose Tuhoe family snatched his body away from her to bury in the Bay of Plenty. Audio

5:09 PM.The National-led Government is hiking the petrol tax over the next three years. Audio

5:07 PM.Emergency Services are tonight at the scene of two deadly car crashes in Tokoroa, which have killed seven people. Audio

5:00 PM.Seven people are killed on Tokoroa roads. A petrol tax hike to bolster the government's books and common law trumps Maori protocol in the burial of James Takamore. Audio

6:57 PM.The embattled Auckland lawyer, Barry Hart, is appealing today's decision to declare him bankrupt. Audio

6:52 PM.A report by the Productivity Commission has described an obvious and growing tension between local councils and central government. Audio

6:48 PM.The South Island iwi Ngai Tahu is to investigate commercial investment opportunities in Dunedin; A Ngati Whatua leader is acknowledging a former politician for supporting her use of the greeting "kia… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.The doctor who is about to receive a bravery award for his work during Christchurch's February earthquake, says the images from that day are still with him. Audio

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

6:26 PM.The struggling Australian publisher Fairfax Media has sold its majority stake in its cash cow Trade Me at a 5 percent discount as it seeks to pay down its large debts. Audio

6:23 PM.A jury has found one of two men accused of murdering a journalist guilty of manslaughter, and the other not guilty. Audio

6:19 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:10 PM.Filipe Nainoca of the Red Cross in Suva joins us. Audio

6:08 PM.Thousands of people have been evacuated, with almost 3000 holiday makers transferred off the smaller islands to the main island. Audio

5:55 PM.Shoppers are feeling more optimistic about the economy. Audio

5:51 PM.Police are now calling the death of a nine-year-old Raetihi Boy suspicious. Audio