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4:32 PM.Auckland Transport's new electric ferry has hit the water for the first time. Workers began the slow process of bringing the vessel from the factory floor into the Tamaki River in Mt Wellington where… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Formula One's governing body has granted Red Bull junior driver Arvid Lindblad a super licence ahead of his 18th birthday. It comes after the Red Bull team requested an exemption for the young driver… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about trade negotiations between US and Chinese officials as they continued in London, as well as two stars from K-pop super group BTS who are set to… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.A speed limit increase near a beachside town north of Auckland is being described as dangerous and hugely confusing. The chunk of road on the Hibiscus Coast Highway has gone from 50 kms back up to… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about a major IVF provider admitting it transferred the wrong embryo to a patient.  Audio

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

5:33 PM.A survivor of abuse in state care is heartbroken after her long-held dream of buying a gypsy wagon to travel around in ran into a wall of bureaucracy. As soon as Robyn Dandy received compensation for… Read more Audio

5:29 PM.Sport with Jonty Dine Audio

5:22 PM.Street demonstrations in Los Angeles are rolling on as political tensions ramp up. The city's mayor has said LA is being used as a 'test case' for the federal government to take over from local and… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.The government's chief victims advisor believes details released today about the death of Frances Phelps, or Faye as she was known, and her murder reinforce the need for a proper inquiry. She is still… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.An elderly mental health patient who murdered a woman he sometimes gardened for will spend the rest of his life imprisoned and at least the next decade behind bars. Elliott Cameron murdered Frances… Read more Audio

4:52 PM.Council valuations or CV's for Auckland's 630-thousand homes have decreased by an average of 9 percent. For many, the drop is unnerving and a tough pill to swallow, especially after the highs of 2021… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.Landowners trying to safeguard native forests and wetlands could soon be turned away by the QEII National Trust. The conservation organisation said it is facing a funding crunch and from next month… Read more Audio

4:27 PM.The All Whites had their best win in more than a decade when they beat a country ranked 45 places higher than them in the world rankings on Sunday. The one nil victory over the world number 41 Ivory… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.The weather forecast is not flash but thing could get flashy for half dozen areas under a severve thunderstorm watch. Niwa principal scientist Chris Brandolino spoke to Lisa Owen about what to expect… Read more Audio

4:12 PM.Washington DC correspondent Zach Montellaro spoke to Lisa Owen after the Marines have been sent to LA as the city enters it fourth day of protests, as well as a tensions escalating between… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.The heat is on the agriculture minister to deliver this term on a pre-election promise to unlock KiwiSaver so it can be used to buy a first farm, and not just a house. At the moment if you have been… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.A group of amateur Waikato rocket scientists need a funding boost if they are going to make it all the way to international competitions, after a sucessful final practice launch of their creation… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.United Kindgom correspondent Edward O'Driscoll spoke to Lisa Owen about a potential social media curfew for young people and an ongoing spat between farmers and big supermarkets. Audio

5:42 PM.The rugby world is mourning the death of former All Blacks wing and captain Stu Wilson, who died in Tauranga at the age of 70. Regarded as one of the world's best attacking players when he played for… Read more Audio

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

5:33 PM.New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox has made a habit of winning in nail-biting fashion on the PGA Tour. Fox won the Canadian Open in Toronto, in the fourth hole of a play-off. It was Fox's second play-off… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.New Zealand Rugby will lose its captain, after CEO Mark Robinson announced he is stepping down from the job after six years. He will leave at the end of the 2025 to join his family in Australia… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.There have been calls for the government to unlock KiwiSaver so the funds can be used to buy a first farm, not just a house. At the moment if you have been contributing to KiwiSaver for three years… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Taranaki farming couple who are fighting the compulsory acquisition of 11 hectares of their land for the Mt Messenger Bypass. But in its decision granting… Read more Audio