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4:27 PM.Five Wellington Phoenix players have received the plaudits of their A-League peers by being voted into the Professional Footballers Australia team of the season. The Phoenix have the most players of… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.Rachael Cummings from Save the Children speaks to Lisa Owen from Rafah Audio

4:15 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about Joe Biden challenging Donald Trump to pre-election debates and former New York City mayor and recently suspended radio host Rudy… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Blair Scotland from Dundas Street employment lawyers speaks to Lisa Owen about what's appropriate and what's not when it comes to job application questions Audio

5:45 PM.South Africa correspondent Elna Schutz speaks to Lisa Owen about National Health Insurance, the building collapse in George and South Africa's involvement in the Cannes Film Festival Audio

5:38 PM.Returning to our earlier story about pulling police away from 80 thousand mental health callouts a year, which mental health advocates say could be disastrous for people in distress. So should police… Read more Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report Audio

5:29 PM.Northland leaders say the government should cough up compensation for the businesses being devastated by the closure of State Highway 1 over the Brynderwyn Hills. Peter de Graaf reports Audio

5:25 PM.The Warriors are on a losing streak the likes of which many newer fans won't be familiar with. Having won just three of their 10 NRL games this season questions are being asked about what has happened… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Mental Health Foundation chief executive Shaun Robinson speaks to Lisa Owen about his concerns around police pulling back from 80,000 mental health callouts a year Audio

5:07 PM.RSE manager for Hortus Tahu Huntley speaks to Lisa Owen about the complicated process of getting RSE workers home after the liquidation of Air Vanuatu Audio

4:46 PM.Director of Mangawhai Pharmacy Lanny Wong speaks to Lisa Owen about demands on their services as winter approaches Audio

4:42 PM.One Auckland primary school is trying to reduce their reliance on packaged goods and their impact on the environment - one lunchbox at a time. Louise Ternouth reports Audio

4:34 PM.Correspondent for the Islands Business Magazine, Nic Maclellan speaks to Lisa Owen about the violent unrest in New Caledonia Audio

4:30 PM.After months of speculation, Netball New Zealand penned a one-year deal with Sky securing the short-term future of the ANZ Premiership, but uncertainty looms over 2026 and beyond. Sports correspondent… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Simon Worth from Livestock Improvement Corp speaks to Lisa Owen about the Holstein Friesian that's fathered 17,000 daughters Audio

4:15 PM.Asia correspondent Per Elinder Liljas speaks to Lisa Owen about Vladimir Putin visiting Xi Jinping and Joe Biden hiking tarrifs on Chinese EVs Audio

4:05 PM.Bay of Islands Business consultant Sarah Greener speaks to Lisa Owen about the ongoing delays in reopening SH1 through the Brynderwyns Audio

5:42 PM.Australia correspondent Nick Grimm speaks to Lisa Owen about Australia's impending federal budget delivery and the near one million Australians working more than one job Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report Audio

5:29 PM.Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has cancelled his trip to New Caledonia as unrest grips the Pacific nation. Worldwatch's Andrew McRae reports Audio

5:24 PM.Cricket fans are paying thousands of dollars above the ticket value for key matches at the upcoming T20 Cricket World Cup as ticket resellers cash in. The International Cricket Council has released… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.Some first year Canterbury University students are hoping a two week trial of serve-yourself mealtimes at a hall of residence will stop them eating into their weekly budgets, and satisfy their hunger… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people if they think the gang task force is the best way to reduce violent crime Audio

4:42 PM.Police Commissioner Andrew Coster speaks to Lisa Owen about the new national taskforce targeting gangs Audio