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5:11 PM.A ten week old baby is being treated in Wellington Hospital's intensive care unit. Audio

5:08 PM.The man accused of sparking a police pursuit which ending in the fatal shooting has appeared in the Auckland District Court. Audio

5:57 PM.Dave Luddy is at Melbourne Park. Audio

5:53 PM.The Corrections Minister, Judith Collins is blaming the latest prison escape on the previous government. Audio

5:48 PM.The truce between Hamas and Israel in Gaza is nearing the end of its first week. Audio

5:48 PM.There are calls for the government and dairy company Fonterra to speak out Chinese death sentences. Audio

5:44 PM.On his second full day in the White House, US President Barack Obama focused on issues of foreign policy and national security. Audio

5:40 PM.The Corrections Department is considering introducing tasers, batons and pepper spray into prisons. Audio

5:36 PM.A taxi driver is in a critical condition in Taranaki Base Hospital after being kidnapped and abandoned in his own boot. Audio

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

5:28 PM.'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' leads the field of Oscar contenders announced in Hollywood today. Audio

5:25 PM.The relationship between the National and the Maori Party has taken on new significance as they were welcomed onto Ratana Marae. Audio

5:20 PM.John Key believes the country could benefit if all wage earners tightened their belts this year as the recession closes in. Audio

5:18 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:14 PM.The Dutch Government has issued a travel warning alert for New Zealand following a man pleading guilty to rape. Audio

5:13 PM.Air New Zealand says crash investigators may be concerned that the plane's data sensors weren't working properly. Audio

5:08 PM.The identity of the person shot dead at end of a dramatic high speed police chase through Auckland is unclear. Audio

5:57 PM.Joining us live from Melbourne Park is our correspondent Dave Luddy. Audio

5:55 PM.A Russian billionaire and former KGB spy, Alexander Lebedev is buying the London Evening Standard for the nominal sum of a pound. Audio

5:52 PM.A Taranaki recycling company has admitted its guilt over an accident in which a worker's legs were cut off in a bailer. Audio

5:48 PM.Joining us is Corrections Northern Assistant Regional Manager Jeanette Burns. Audio

5:44 PM.A former skin head's plans for a Europeans-only mini state in Canterbury has raised the hackles of local MPs and councillors. Audio

5:41 PM.A major priority for the new US administration is Iraq. Audio

5:38 PM.Barack Obama is tomorrow expected to sign an executive order to close the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay within a year. Audio

5:36 PM.The Prime Minister is urging the Remuneration Authority to freeze MPs' salaries this year. Audio