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4:48 PM.Air New Zealand's profit has dropped 15% in a year and there's more turbulence ahead. The national carrier reported a net profit of $126 million the year ended June compared with $146 million a year… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.Supermarket experts say there is no clear player waiting in the wings to rev up competition for cheaper groceries. That's despite Finance Minister Nicola Willis name dropping Costco in her… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.The owner of Wellington brewery Fortune Favours has ssaid they are being forced to shut down just days after one of their beers took out a top honour at Wellington's Beervana beer festival. Owner's… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.A school girls' first XV rugby team is about to play for an unprecedented fourth national title in a row. The team, from Manukura in Palmerston North, are put through their paces every day at the… Read more Audio

4:27 PM.Though kick off is still a while away, the Super Rugby Pacific draw has been locked in for 2026. A pair of blockbuster kiwi derbies will start the season, however Hurricanes fans will be made to wait… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.The union representing media workers at Stuff have described the latest pay rise offer as "insulting". This afternoon more than 150 journalists and other staff walked off the job and began picketing… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about a mass shooting at a church in Minneapolis which has killed two children, and injured more than a dozen. Audio

4:07 PM.Westpac wants the government to consider making employer Kiwisaver contributions for workers over 65 years old compulsory. Right now when an employee hits 65 employers dont have to keep making… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.UK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about Nigel Farage's Reform party's plans to deport 600,000 migrants, as well as two men who were jailed for selling petfood to unsuspecting shoppers. Audio

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

5:32 PM.The Warriors are backing some bold calls by the Penrith Panthers ahead of this week's NRL games. The defending champions have benched players with significant experience for a grudge match with the… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Big box wholesale supermarket chain Costco has its eyes on expansion, and a new "express lane" for supermarket developments will help that happen, according to the Minister for Economic growth. Nicola… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.A former Loafers Lodge resident has told a court he faced the choice of jumping out his bedroom window, or dying in the inferno, as a blaze that would eventually become fatal took hold. Former… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.It is possible many New Zealanders will not be able to get insurance in ten years time unless there is serious intervention, according to a new Consumer New Zealand report. It said the cost of house… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.A thousand choir singers are converging on Dunedin as the Big Sing competition reaches its crescendo. More than 200 secondary school choirs pitched for a position in the Big Sing Finale with the top… Read more Audio

4:48 PM.Samoa is getting ready to vote in what is tipped as being one of the most unpredictable elections in the country's history. The vote was originally scheduled for April next year, but was brought… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.Students at the University of Otago say with the lack of jobs in the city, climbing rent prices and cost of power, they're struggling to make ends meet. The situation has got so bad, some are even… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.Baby-boomers struggling to sell up their small businesses got a surprise opportunity today - after the government announced a new visa for migrants who might want to buy them out. International… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.Former Highlanders flanker and Tasman NPC captain Shane Christie has died aged 39. He spent three seasons with the Super Rugby side and also played 73 times for Tasman over seven seasons, before… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.A group of Lego pros are hoping to build a less stressful environment for young hospital patients by creating brick miniatures of MRI scanners, xray machines and waiting rooms. The Lego verisons of… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.A massive manhunt is underway for a suspect who shot and killed two police officers in rural Victoria. 56-year-old Dezi Freeman is believed to be behind yesterday's shooting in Pore-punkah, a small… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Gas is up about 15% and power 11%. Dozens of customers have gotten in touch with Checkpoint to share how their electricity bills have ballooned. David Taylor from Papamoa is one of those, and spoke to… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Australia correspondent, Nicole Johnston spoke to Lisa Owen about the Albanese govenrment expelling Iran's ambassador to Australia, as well as a shooting in rural Victoria that has killed two police… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:32 PM.One of the biggest names in the NRL is embroiled in a drugs and betting scandal. Rabbitohs and Kiwis hooker Brandon Smith will face court next month however he is yet to be stood down by his club… Read more Audio