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4:06 PM.The lights are off and the powers out across massive chunks of Northland, grid operator Transpower has a tower lying on its side in Kumeu north west of Auckland disrupting the network, Northpower… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.A woman who fractured her ankle has waited almost two years to be reimbursed thousands of dollars for surgery after ACC initially declined her claim, ACC figures show the average wait for a formal… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.Africa correspondent Elna Schütz speaks to Lisa Owen about the lastest on South Africa's coalition talks, arrests in Zimbabwe and Uganda getting some precious items back. Audio

5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:27 PM.One of the sports biggest names has joined forces with one of its brightest rising stars to bring a card to Auckland later this year, Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:23 PM.Frustrations have started to boil over at Parliament's first Scrutiny Week, with opposition MPs unhappy with the answers they're getting from ministers, Giles Dexter reports. Audio

5:13 PM.Sail GP has abandonded ship on further races in Christchurch's Lyttleton Harbour without saying exactly why, but during the March event it's Chief Executive Russell Coutts was annoyed the first day of… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.At a select committee hearing yesterday, Doctor Shane Reti doubled down on National's promise saying it would fund the specified drugs, but the cancer drug list he's working to is 3 years old and… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.Egmont Street Eatery in the CBD has seen a drop off in customers over the past two years - and it's hitting their bottom line by around $10,000 a week, Simon Pepping speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:42 PM.Christopher Luxon described past trade delegations as C-listers and tag alongs before his trip to Japan, despite his Tokyo delegation including many businesses - like Fonterra, Zespri and ANZCO - have… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.Telehealth providers are dealing with increasingly complex and serious mental health issues, as dire workforce shortages make it difficult to see a psychologist or psychiatrist in person, Luka Forman… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.Dana Johannsen speaks to Lisa Owen about Kane Williamson turning down a New Zealand Cricket central contract and is instead taking up a casual playing contract, meaning he will have the opportunity to… Read more Audio

4:22 PM.Lianna MacFarlane, a gloriavale leaver speaks to Lisa Owen about coming second in an iconic national pie making contest after starting out as a cleaner in a Timaru baker and working her way up the… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Lisa Owen about Vladimir Putin arriving in North Korea, a journalist and prominent MeToo activist sentenced to several years behind bars in China and for the… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.C listers and tag-a-longs is how the PM has apparently described trade delegations under the past six years of the former government, however, there's double up between the PM's self described A list… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.The immigration minister and officials were quizzed today about the Migration 5 network by MPs at a select committee, the minister's Labour Party counterpart, however, says M5 data-sharing has been… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.While bans on some Australian exports to China have been lifted, there's been an uncomfortable focus on the presence of an Australian journalist recently released after serving three years in a… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:33 PM.The Health Minister Shane Reti has been grilled by MPs over the National Party's broken promise to fund 13 cancer drugs, Giles Dexter reports. Audio

5:29 PM.Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen about Black Caps pace bowler Lockie Fergusson producing a staggering spell against Papua New Guniea, returning record figures of three wickets for no runs. Audio

5:25 PM.The Virgin Australia flight was heading for Melbourne carrying 67 passengers when flames were seen coming from the Boeing 737 and it was diverted to Invercargill, Tess Brunton reports. Audio

5:16 PM.Some wanna be travellers are grumpy after paying top dollar for a speedy passport service only to discover others paying virtually half the price have got their travel documents in the same time, the… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.The New Zealand College of Psychologists said its facing dire work force shortages with demand for mental heath support soaring exponentially, while burnout in the profession is high, Dr Paul Skirrow… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Police continue to seek Phillips and his children Jayda, Maverick, and Ember, and last week offered an $80,000 reward for information. A short time ago, Waikato police released a video of the… Read more Audio

4:53 PM.Michael Marquet, who almost every day of the year tends to his garden plots at Christchurch Hospital and several other sites around the city has turned his passion for gardening into an award-winning… Read more Audio