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5:16 PM.The minister responsible for sorting out the teachers' pay debacle has signaled the Government is likely to stick with the Novopay system. Audio

5:14 PM.Melinda Howells of the ABC in Bundaberg. Audio

5:12 PM.In the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane, the flooding has forced 150 people to flee their homes. Audio

5:11 PM.Andree Withey of the ABC lives and works in Brisbane. Audio

5:08 PM.Hu Mohamed, his wife and two children are sheltering on their catamaran in a mangrove swamp waiting to be rescued, after a horror ride down the raging Burnett River which ripped moorings apart and… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Three people are dead and Queenslanders are bracing for the worst as raging floodwaters inundate homes, submerge bridges and bash boats together. Audio

5:00 PM.Three dead in Queensland floods, Mayor drives through flood waters to reach worst hit town, Joyce says Government likely to stick with Novopay, Firework believed to have started deadly club blaze and… Read more Audio

6:59 PM.New research from the ChangeMakers Refugee Forum shows disability services in the capital do not include refugees. Audio

6:52 PM.long-time objector to the use of a possum control poison has lost his latest legal attempt to stop a Maori organisation using the chemical called 1080; The formal part of the Ratana Church… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.This week politicians ended their long summer break and got back to work. But for two government ministers - Kate Wilkinson and Phil Heatley - the return to work came as a shock when the Prime… Read more Audio

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

6:22 PM.The multinational vehicle inspection company making a full takeover bid for Vehicle Inspection New Zealand, has upped its offer by nearly a third. Audio

6:20 PM.Copper leaching off boat hulls is much worse than thought in many marinas and harbours around New Zealand, bad enough to poison shellfish and crayfish. Audio

6:14 PM.The body of a man missing since before New Year's Eve has been found, and the police believe he was murdered. Audio

6:12 PM.Steve Penikett, a former manager at Kenn Borek, the company that owns the missing plane, tracked its flight path on a computer. Audio

6:08 PM.Rescuers searching for three Canadians in Antarctica say they still expect to find them alive almost two days after their plane went missing. Audio

5:58 PM.Novak Djokovic wiped the floor with his semi final opponent at the Australian Open last night. Audio

5:56 PM.Scientists flew over White Island earlier today taking samples to get a better idea of whether it might erupt. Audio

5:52 PM.The Prime Minister John Key has unveiled a new policy, aimed at creating about 14-thousand more apprenticeships than expected over the next four or five years. Audio

5:46 PM.The formal part of the Ratana Church celebrations near Whanganui are about to wind down soon as the last bell tolls calling the morehu or church members to their final whakamoemiti or worship service… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.A Waikato dairy farmer who penned up wild pigs to let his dogs attack for practice has walked free in the Hamilton District Court. Audio

5:40 PM.The Government is trumpeting an improvement in its books as further evidence that it is on track to reach its Budget surplus target. Audio

5:40 PM.Flooding has sparked more than 20 rescues in central Queensland since midnight. Audio

5:37 PM.A communications firm backing patients campaigning for a costly new drug has admitted it's being paid by the maker of the drug. Audio

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