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6:08 PM.After days of speculation the National Party leader, John Key, finally sat down with ACT's Epsom candidate this afternoon. Audio

5:56 PM.The managers of Queenstown ski fields say the past season was one of the most challenging in 50 years. Audio

5:53 PM.Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court has ordered the arrests of the country's deputy prime minister and attorney general, after they suspended the chief justice. Audio

5:50 PM.A Government department says it's leaving it to Maori to select what sort of homes they want to live in - instead of decisions being made by "officials stuck in ivory towers"; The fishing company… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.The first New Zealander to be convicted of setting up a child sex tour has been warned by a High Court judge that he's likely to go to prison. Audio

5:43 PM.The three parties facing charges in court over the Pike River coal mining disaster have been named. Audio

5:40 PM.The police in Christchurch are now treating the death of a teenage girl in a house fire yesterday as a homicide. Audio

5:37 PM.Head-on crashes on the country's busiest and riskiest roads could be eliminated for less than the cost of a new motorway. Audio

5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:28 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:23 PM.That's U.S Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry losing his way in a major political debate and according to a number of commentators losing any chance of making it to the White House. Audio

5:18 PM.Pacific Rim leaders meeting in Honolulu have told Europe to get on with its plan to quell the debt crisis that could infect the world economy. Audio

5:13 PM.Reaction from Radio New Zealand political editor Brent Edwards. Audio

5:10 PM.The leader of the National Party John Key has given public support for the ACT party's Epsom candidate, saying he'd not be unhappy if John Banks won. Audio

5:08 PM.The three parties charged by the Department of Labour in connection with the Pike River coal mining tragedy have been named. Audio

5:00 PM.Three charged over Pike River mine disaster are named, 'Key Signals Support for Banks in Epsom, Latest from the APEC meeting in Honolulu and US Republican candidate makes public gaffe. Audio

6:50 PM.A man accused of arranging underage sex tours to Asia is adamant he refused to promote anything illegal. The 47-year-old is facing up to 14 years in prison if he's convicted on charges of promoting… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.A national organisation representing many Kura Kaupapa, or Maori immersion schools, says a comment by the Act Party leader Don Brash about te reo Maori means nothing; The Rotorua District Council says… Read more Audio

6:45 PM.Peace has broken out in Hamilton's War of the Roses. The city council had considered ripping out the award winning Rogers Rose Garden to help save more than 14 million dollars, but now it's decided… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.There are fears taxi drivers who work long shifts, up to 14 hours at a time, are being taken advantage of. Audio

6:40 PM.As APEC leaders prepare for the upcoming summit, in Honolulu, all eyes are on the United States, as the Obama administration says it is now ready to "pivot" its attention away from Europe and towards… Read more Audio

6:37 PM.The Green Party has spelt out how it would impose an earthquake levy on higher earning taxpayers, to fund the rebuild of Christchurch, if it becomes part of the next Government. Audio

6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:28 PM.Official papers show vehicles are being clocked by cameras doing almost two hundred kilometres per hour on the open road. The police say the speeds recorded are ridiculous. But some of those… Read more Audio

6:25 PM.Pumping's continuing on the stranded container ship Rena with more than fifty tonnes of heavy fuel oil removed from a submerged starboard tank. The pumping rate from the starboard number five fuel… Read more Audio