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5:12 PM.When it comes to cancer more patients are starting treatment within the government's 31 day target time according to new figures. Nationally 86.3 per cent of patients started treatment within that… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.The Health Minister is celebrating shorter wait-times, faster treatment and more timely access to care for patients. New figures from April to June this year, show the government's progress towards… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.A man dubbed the Bush Janitor hopes his caretaking efforts will result in kiwi being reintroduced to a North Canterbury sheep and beef farm in the next decade. It might sound ambitious, even… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.The region at the heart of a current measles outbreak has seen the biggest slide in child vaccination rates in in the country. The number of Northland children fully immunised at 24 months of age has… Read more Audio

4:38 PM."This is not over". That is the message from Auckland police as they encourage anyone who knows anything about the killing of American university student Kyle Whorral to come forward. The 33-year-old… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.Dame Noeline Taurua has been in negotiations with Netball New Zealand today to see whether she'll be able to coach the Silver Ferns again. Taurua and her coaching team were stood down ahead of the… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Tokoroa residents say they are worried what will happen to their town after it was confirmed today 119 jobs will be lost at its plywood manufacturing plant. It is just the latest blow to the south… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump's plan to bring an end to the war in Gaza. Audio

4:10 PM.Event organisers are being forced to go in a completely different direction to cut traffic management costs. The safety measures to avoid possible accidents and injuries like bright orange cones… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.United Kingdom correpondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about UK Prime Minister Keir starmer speaking up on Refrom party's immigration policy, as well as the UK experimenting with growing its own… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Today marks Police remembrance day as forces in New Zealand, Australia and about the Pacific honour fallen officers and staff. About 300 people gathered at the Royal New Zealand Police College in… Read more Audio

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

5:30 PM.Europe have retained golf's Ryder Cup after holding off a final day charge by the USA in New York. Europe won the biennial match-play event 15-13 but the hosts came close to causing an upset after… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.The exit of another artisan cheese maker leaves a growing number of holes in the industry. Nelson's Kervella cheese is closing down citing brutal compliance costs and a seven day a week schedule to… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.An Auckland based charity that's clothed over 20,000 people in need has been forced to close its doors after exhausting all funding options. Common provides provides clothing donated by the public or… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Money is being put ahead of lives according the husband of a woman who died when the CTV building pancaked in the Christchurch earthquake. The government is moving to a new risk based approach to… Read more Audio

4:55 PM.It's a case of double vision that nobody can really explain. Shoppers in Napier can buy their groceries from one of two Woolworths in the central city - diagonally opposite each other, seperated only… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.The government is moving to a new risk based approach to earthquake strengthening, saying it will save building owners more than $8.2 billion across New Zealand. It is ditching the New Building… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.The family of the man Wellington's Gordon Wilson Flats are named after is backing plans to redevelop it rather than knock it over. The government have carved out a section of the law so the earthquake… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.The Bledisloe Cup will remain a New Zealand resident for another year at least, after the All Blacks' 33-24 victory over the Wallabies. While the win is a satisfying one for Coach Scott Robertson, the… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.For the first time in its more than 70 year history, a woman has won the South Island Chess Championship and she's a 16 year old high school student. Year eleven student from Auckland's Kristin School… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump claiming he has "something special" in store for the Middle East ahead of his meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu. Audio

4:05 PM.A group of Christchurch residents are so fed up with boy racers they're fundraising for speed cameras to collect evidence against those driving dangerously and waking residents in the dead of the… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.The All Blacks have held the Bledisloe Cup since 2003, so has that dulled their desire for more success against the Wallabies? And what about New Zealand fans, do they care as much as they used to, or… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about Prime Minister Keir Starmer being expected to make a big announcement regarding digital ID cards, as well as Liverpool FC cracking… Read more Audio