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6:25 PM.The Green Party is appealing to the Government to reinstate the nutritional guidelines in schools. Audio

6:21 PM.The jury in the retrial of David Bain has heard further details about forensic tests on bloodstains. Audio

6:17 PM.North Korea says it will attack the Japanese military, if Japan shoots down a rocket it intends to launch in the coming days. Audio

6:14 PM.Several G-20 leaders are making their way to France, to mark the 60th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Audio

6:10 PM.The Government has announced a 6-point-6 billion-dollar blowout in its cash deficit for the first eight months of the financial year. Audio

6:08 PM.Some of the insurer's customers have seen their premiums jump by over 30 percent. Audio

5:57 PM.A former lawn-mower business in Porirua's Cannons Creek has been transformed into the city's first Pasifika general practice. Audio

5:54 PM.The Government has shut down any prospect of a separate justice system for Maori. Audio

5:50 PM.The push to spread wind energy throughout New Zealand has received a double setback. Audio

5:47 PM.The Minister of Education says there are no immediate plans to make changes to school zoning. Audio

5:44 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:42 PM.The commissioners considering the proposal have announced they are unlikely to grant consent. Audio

5:38 PM.GlaxoSmithKline stated that you have the right to insist on a particular medication. Audio

5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:30 PM.The bulk of Auckland's local bodies have told the Government that taxpayers around the country should pay. Audio

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

5:23 PM.World leaders are calling the G20 agreement, historic and a turning point on the road to economic recovery. Audio

5:19 PM.The Government has announced a 6-point-6 billion-dollar blowout in its cash deficit for the first eight months of the financial year. Audio

5:14 PM.The parent of a child with cancer says heads should roll at Capital and Coast District Health Board. Audio

5:12 PM.So what are other companies doing, Insurance Council Chief Executive Chris Ryan explains. Audio

5:07 PM.One of the country's biggest insurers is lifting car premiums with 184 thousand customers being hit with increases. Audio

6:57 PM.Police in Victoria say they've already conducted more than a thousand interviews, in their efforts to find an arsonist. Audio

6:55 PM.The United States President is welcoming, what he says, is a new era in America's relationship with Russia. Audio

6:53 PM.The BBC's Nick Childs has been stationed outside Prime Minister Gordon Brown's official residence, Number 10 Downing Street. Audio

6:50 PM.The Otago Chamber of Commerce is one of seven entities to appeal against the DCC rezoning of the city's harbourside area. Audio