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4:14 PM.Middle East correspondent, Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about the United Nations offices in Yemen's capital being raided by Houthis, and several staffers detained. It comes just days after the… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.The government has announced changes to the foreign buyers ban, letting some wealthy foreigners back into the housing market, but only if they're spending at least $5 million. It is a significant… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.Reserve Bank Chair Neil Quigley has resigned. Acting political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:46 PM.UK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about European leaders expressing their outrage at Russia's deadliest attack on Kyiv in over a month, as well as councils in the UK that have issueed… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:32 PM.The Black Ferns World Cup campaign continues in the early hours of Monday morning. New Zealand play their second pool match against Japan in Exeter, and are sweating on the fitness of three players… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.The chorus of business leaders calling for something to be done to help Auckand out of a funk is growing. A major event can see businesses making a month's earning in just a night, according to… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Police have released footage of two hooded figures, believed to be fugitive father Tom Phillips and one of his children, breaking into a Piopio business. Phillips has been on the run in the remote… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.There is a stoush simmering over the crewing of Gisborne's fire station with the union claiming its has been left unstaffed. The union said for just over an hour yesterday there was no one at the main… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.The Loafers Lodge murder trial today watched CCTV footage of a man setting a fire inside the Wellington boarding house on the evening it burned down. A 50-year-old-man, who has name suppression, is… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.One of the most anticpated test matches of the year is on the horizon, with the All Blacks set to take on the Springboks. There is a lot on the line as the traditional heavyweights of world rugby… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Investors hoping to bag a good deal when My Food Bag publicly listed four years ago may have been left with a bad taste in their mouth. Shares valued at $1.85 when it debuted on the New Zealand stock… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.Arrests have been made in relation to the fatal shooting of two police officers in the rural Victorian town of Porepunkah. The manhunt for 56-year-old Desmond Filby, also known as Dezi Freeman, is in… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Has Auckland lost it's mojo? At over 6%, the super city has the highest unemployment rate in the country. Meanwhile, small businesses continue to struggle, with hopes now pinned on the Central Rail… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.Asia correspondent, Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about floods that have devastated Pakistan's Punjab province with tens of thousands having to evacuate, as well as private zoo owned by the son of… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:31 PM.The opening round of the Women's Rugby World Cup had several blown-out scorelines, including the Black Ferns' 46-point win over Spain. The closest game was a 24-point win, but World Rugby officials… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Residents living near a proposed landfill site on the outskirts of South Auckland say the roads aren't equipped for the 192 truck movents it will bring a day, and they are convinced it will lead to… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Some Aucklanders are worried that the government's proposal to ease alcohol restrictions will harm some of the poorest and most vulnerable communities. It is estimated that alcohol harm currently… Read more Audio

4:48 PM.Air New Zealand's profit has dropped 15% in a year and there's more turbulence ahead. The national carrier reported a net profit of $126 million the year ended June compared with $146 million a year… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.Supermarket experts say there is no clear player waiting in the wings to rev up competition for cheaper groceries. That's despite Finance Minister Nicola Willis name dropping Costco in her… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.The owner of Wellington brewery Fortune Favours has ssaid they are being forced to shut down just days after one of their beers took out a top honour at Wellington's Beervana beer festival. Owner's… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.A school girls' first XV rugby team is about to play for an unprecedented fourth national title in a row. The team, from Manukura in Palmerston North, are put through their paces every day at the… Read more Audio

4:27 PM.Though kick off is still a while away, the Super Rugby Pacific draw has been locked in for 2026. A pair of blockbuster kiwi derbies will start the season, however Hurricanes fans will be made to wait… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.The union representing media workers at Stuff have described the latest pay rise offer as "insulting". This afternoon more than 150 journalists and other staff walked off the job and began picketing… Read more Audio