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5:57 PM.Joining us from the tennis at Melbourne Park is our correspondent, Dave Luddy. Audio

5:51 PM.Jordan Herewini died from multiple injuries, received after a ute stolen from his family's property was used to pursue him. Audio

5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:44 PM.The Crown has called its final witness at a depositions hearing for seven men charged with the death of Navtej Singh. Audio

5:40 PM.The head of the Otago District Health Board has refused to resign after being asked to do so by the Minister of Health. Audio

5:37 PM.The number of people receiving the unemployment benefit has risen for the first time in 10 years. Audio

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

5:27 PM.Nick Dobbyn was taking part in a game fishing tournament off Great Barrier Island, when he speared the 213-kilogram marlin. Audio

5:22 PM.The Government has released a list of recommendations on how hospitals can reduce waiting times in emergency departments. Audio

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

5:17 PM.The United States House of Representatives has passed President Barack Obama's $US825 billion economic stimulus package. Audio

5:14 PM.Kiwibank, ANZ, National, Westpac and BNZ have reduced their fixed and floating home loan rates. Audio

5:09 PM.The Reserve Bank Governor has dropped the rate by 1.5 percentage points to 3.5 percent, which is the lowest it has ever been. Audio

6:58 PM.The American author John Updike has died at the age of 76 of lung cancer. Audio

6:56 PM.Motorists who have tried to pay cash for the use of the Northern Gateway toll road are saying it's more trouble than it's worth. Audio

6:53 PM.The United Nations Secretary General has called on rich countries to do more to help the world's hungry. Audio

6:50 PM.The ABC's Africa correspondent Andrew Geoghan reports. Audio

6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:44 PM.The U.S. President Barack Obama has been meeting opposition lawmakers in Washington. Audio

6:41 PM.The Red Cross says a quarter of a million people in north-eastern Sri Lanka are trapped in a small combat zone. Audio

6:38 PM.A demand for Fiji to set an election date has been met with both relief and sceptism by the Fiji community in this country. Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:27 PM.Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples joins us to discuss the Hui. Audio

6:24 PM.The Education Minister Anne Tolley says she wants to make tackling truancy in schools a priority. Audio

6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio