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4:36 PM.Voting papers are about to arrive for the local body elections, but for residents in two districts they won't include anything about a mayoral contest. The mayors of Manawatu, in the lower North… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.All Whites captain Chris Wood is feeling the pressure ahead of the second game in the Soccer Ashes. Australia have a one-goal advantage coming into the match in Auckland and the Nottingham Forest… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Many people may flush and forget but excrament can be mined for a lot of information about your health and habits, and the question is - who should get access to what you discarded? Doctoral candidate… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about files which contain a risqué birthday message allegedly written by President Trump for the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which were… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Dozens of supermarkets are having their liquor licences suspended for 48 hours after breaking the rules around alcohol sales and promotions online. 38 FreshChoice stores will each be banned from… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about more violence in London at a 'Palestine Action' ban protest, as well as London commuters being brough to a standstill after the… Read more Audio

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

5:33 PM.Carlos Alcaraz has ended the reign of Jannik Sinner to claim the US Open title. The victory also saw him leapfrog his opponent at the top of the world tennis rankings. Sports reporter Bridget… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.Sacked Labour minister and former MP Stuart Nash has said if he was ever going to stand for parliament again then it would be with New Zealand First. Nash spoke at New Zealand First's Annual… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Confronting and devastating - that is the reaction to a shootout early this morning which has left a police officer critically injured and missing man, Tom Phillips, dead. Phillips has been on the run… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.The Prime Minister has said the country is "thinking and praying" for the police officer that was shot in Waitomo in the early hours of this morning. A four year manhunt for Marokopa father Tom… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.The wave of relief is still rolling across the country after the All Blacks triumphed over the Springboks on Saturday night at Eden Park. Attention now turns to Wellington, where the two sides will… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Senior doctors have voted to strike for 48 hours later this month, despite pleas from the Health Minister not to. Last week Simeon Brown asked Te Whatu Ora and the doctor's union to go into binding… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump issuing his "last warning" to Hamas about accepting a Gaza ceasefire deal, as well as Yemen's Houthis claiming… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Police are still searching for the remaining children of fugitive Tom Phillips, who died this morning after a shootout with police. Phillips was killed and a constable was left with critical head… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.UK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about Prime Minister Keir Starmer remaining tight-lipped over Housing Minister Angela Rayner's tax affairs, as well as the government considering the… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.A Gang Conflict Warrant remains in place in Levin, giving police extra powers after a string of gang-related shootings. The Horowhenua town also played the unwitting host of a boy racer invasion over… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.A Gang Conflict Warrant remains in place in Levin, giving police extra powers after a string of gang-related shootings. The Horowhenua town also played the unwitting host of a boy racer invasion over… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.Trans-Tasman bragging rights, play-off positions and Grand Slam titles are all up for grabs for New Zealand athletes over the next few days. The sporting smorgasbord of action in different codes… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Sealord is proposing to close part of its operation in Nelson Tasman, making almost 80 workers redundant. The closure would affect the coated factory but not Sealord's deep sea fishing operations. RNZ… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.Jobs are one thing Auckland Museum is struggling to preserve. The museum has said significant financial pressure could mean 30 positions have to be cut. It is facing a huge bill for an unexpected… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The Health Minister is being warned to keep his nose out of pay negotiations with senior doctors.. with their union also claiming he could be breaching employment law. Yesterday Health Minister Simeon… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.In an emotional first address, the Māori Queen Te Ariki-nui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po has set down her plan for unity and independence. It's the fourth day of Koroneihana celebration and today the Te… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.The mother of a woman who disappeared over a fortnight ago from central Auckland has made an urgent plea for information about her whereabouts. 25-year-old Te Anihana Pomana left Sky City just after… Read more Audio