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5:41 PM.A manufacturer of inflatable oil recovery barges says most if not all the oil could be off the Rena by now if Maritime NZ had taken up the company's offer of help last Wednesday. Audio

5:36 PM.The Government is describing the stranding of the Rena as the worst environmental disaster in New Zealand in decades. Audio

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

5:22 PM.Pressure is mounting on the Defence Minister to release his report into the role SAS troops have had in detaining prisoners in Afghanistan. Audio

5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:15 PM.Homeowners will pay three times as much for Earthquake Commission cover from next year. Audio

5:08 PM.First stranded and now evacuated, the cargo ship Rena is spilling far more oil than before, with up to 10 times more of it in the sea now than yesterday. Audio

5:00 PM.The oil spills worsens - the Rena is evacuated and the recovery operation halted. Earthquake Commission levies triple as Government struggles with a record deficit and pressure is mounting on the… Read more Audio

6:54 PM.Researchers are criticising an Auckland company over its claims about alternative therapies which they say haven't been scientifically proven to work. Audio

6:50 PM.A call to change the Maori name of the Cook Islands is being promoted by various sectors in the Cook Islands. Audio

6:47 PM.The lead teacher at a Palmerston North Kohanga Reo says staying loyal to the movement's national body hasn't prevented Mana Tamariki from lifting teacher quality; An eastern Bay of Plenty iwi opposed… Read more Audio

6:41 PM.Environmental groups say Canterbury's earthquakes are being used as an excuse to weaken the Resource Management Act. Audio

6:37 PM.It's already been a tough year for Christchurch tourism, but missing out on hoards of Rugby World Cup visitors is yet another blow for the industry, which is losing an estimated 50-million dollars. Audio

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

6:25 PM.A 55-million-dollar takeover offer has been made for the investment and financial services firm, Pyne Gould Corporation, by two of its largest shareholders. Audio

6:22 PM.The latest Consumer Price Index figures shows New Zealanders are spending more on food and rent and less on cars. Audio

6:18 PM.The opponents of a controversial prison, planned for south Auckland, say a forecast slump in the number of prisoners is proof the project should be dumped. Audio

6:12 PM.Time now for the latest from the UK, and the reaction to the England rugby team crashing out of the rugby world cup quarter finals, and Paul McCartney's third wedding. Audio

6:09 PM.Locals are devastated and shocked oil that's leaked from a grounded container ship off the coast of Tauranga has started washing up on the beach. Audio

6:07 PM.Oil is washing up on the Bay of Plenty's most popular beach from Mount Maunganui to Papamoa and more is expected. Audio

5:56 PM.With both Dan Carter and Colin Slade out of the Rugby World Cup due to groin injuries, another batch of contenders have put their hands up to don the number 10 jersey mechanical hands that is. Audio

5:51 PM.Flooding in Thailand which has killed more than 260 people is now threatening Bangkok. Audio

5:48 PM.The Government has rejected a recommendation to call a nameless Central Otago peak, Te Kohua Peak; The lead teacher at a Palmerston North Kohanga Reo says staying loyal to the movement's national body… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.There's been a sharp fall in the number of businesses expecting the economy to be in better shape in a year's time - and some are blaming the Rugby World Cup. Audio

5:37 PM.Lumps of black smelly oil have been washing up all day from the stranded container ship Rena on to a long stretch of beach south of Mount Maunganui. Audio