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4:48 PM.Criticism is ramping up about the government's proposed new threshold for young people needing to access the benefit. From next November, 18 and 19 year olds will have to take a parental assistance… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.The parents of 3-year-old who died from septic shock say they'll never recover from the death of their eldest child. An investigation by the Health and Disability Commission found Alexzander… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.The first witness to give evidence at a coronial inquiry looking into the deaths of 13 people during Cyclone Gabrielle says Gisborne's civil defence was better organised than Hawkes Bay. Ken Cooper… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.The All Blacks have ended their Rugby Championship campaign with a win, but not the ultimate prize. They beat the Wallabies 28-14 in Perth, however the competition trophy was handed over to the… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Allegations of cartel behaviour and bid rigging - a group of South Island brick layers have fallen foul of the Commerce Commission after an investigation into pricing information being shared by… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about Hamas which has agreed to release Israeli hostages as part of a US-backed peace plan. It's a key part of a proposal to end the war in… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Get off the couch, stop playing play station and find a job, that was the Prime Minister's message to unemployed young people, but it might not be that simple in some parts of the country. Christopher… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about how the government and public have responded to the fatal attack on a Manchester Synagogue which occured overnight. Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:29 PM.The first crop of kiwis to represent Aotearoa at next year's Olympic Winter Games have been named. Eight athletes were announced today for Milano Cortina 2026, led by the country's most decorated… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.Officials are investigating complaints about dogs certified by a Manawatu disability assistance dog trainer that's had its accreditation removed. K9 Search Medical Detection was dropped from the list… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Te Pāti Māori is trying to contain internal ructions - after a key ally and protest group severed ties - and critics from in-and-outside the party pile on.The leadership is rejecting the claims - but… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The Minister for medicines has revealed he is pushing for hundreds of millions of dollars of more funding for drugs in the next year's budget. Associate Health Minister, who is responsible for… Read more Audio

4:53 PM."Made in New Zealand" - Defence Minister Judith Collins hopes to put that label on more drones and weapons around the world. The new Defence Industry Strategy, announced today, aims to boost local… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.The government has announced it will put five million dollars into a roof fund for Auckland's Manuka Doctor tennis arena; the total cost is expected to be $15 million. It is the first project to get… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.Auckland businesses and city leaders are renewing calls for a bed tax on the city's tourist accommodation to fund major events. Despite the government's $70 million boost for tourism announced last… Read more Audio

4:29 PM.It's a big weekend for the All Blacks, who are over in Perth for tomorrow night's Bledisloe Cup match with the Wallabies. Coach Scott Robertson has made some intriguing changes to his team. Sports… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.You might have heard about revenge spending - where people buy things they maybe don't need after a period of constraint. But what about revenge saving? Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about dozens of people who are still missing under the wreckage of a collapsed Indonesia school, which rescuers saying there are "no signs of life".

4:06 PM.A third of New Zealand workers are holding down more than one job to make ends meet according to new study. It is also predicting multi-job workers may soon be the norm not the exception. Global… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about some Australian workers calling for early retirement, as the population ages some workers in physically demanding jobs are having to quit… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.People in the Christchurch suburb of Bromley are feeling vindicated after health researchers have found environmental odours have damaging health effects. Locals living in the suburb believe they've… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:31 PM.All Blacks have just announced their side to close out the Rugby Championship. Coach Scott Robertson has made six changes to the side which kept the Eden Park streak alive last week. Sports reporter… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.A leading animal welfare group says its been blindsided by the government quietly walking back a ban on pig crates weeks before it was due to come into force. Associate Minister Andrew Hoggard's… Read more Audio