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4:29 PM.It's going to be a top of the table clash in Hamilton as the weekend of Super Rugby Pacific kicks off. But Aucklanders find themselves in - what some would say is the fortunate position - of being… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.New Zealand's unemployment rate is up to 5.1 percent and the number of people on the job seeker benefit is also up 11.5 percent since last year with more than 210,000 people on it. But while the… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.South Korea's constitutional court has upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. The decision comes after a short lived declaration of martial law late last year which caused political chaos… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.The former New Zealand High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Phil Goff was sacked from his job as a diplomat for publicly questioning Donald's Trump understanding of history. The Foreign Minister… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Up to 50 percent more people switch to the car to commute when it rains, according to Doug Wilson Associate Professor in Transportation Engineering at Auckland University. Wilson spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:42 PM.Australia is taking stock of how its going to be affected by an across-the-board ten percent tariff on its exports to the United States. Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:35 PM.A report has found the boat that capsized off the coast of Kaikoura in September 2022 - killing five people - had hit a whale and those who died were trapped in the petrol-contaminated hull. The… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market. Audio

5:29 PM.Black Caps fast bowler Jacob Duffy has surged to the top of the ICC's rankings for T20 matches. It's a milestone for the Southlander who has never topped rankings before. It also makes him the first… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.MetService said heavy rain and strong winds will affect many parts of the country - with the heaviest rain expected to affect northern parts of the South Island. Some regions have already experienced… Read more Audio

5:06 PM.Analysts are warning of increased risk of recession in the United States, and major economies like China and the European Union have threatened to retaliate. New Zealand's trade and foreign ministers… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.President Trump announced a raft of new tarffifs from 10 to 50 percent. Imports from Aotearoa face a blanket 10 percent tariff. Last year Aotearoa sent 9 billion dollars worth of goods to the US. New… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.A stoush between the chief human rights commissioner and a Jewish community leader has flared up following a showdown at Parliament. Appearing before a select committee this morning, Dr Stephen… Read more Audio

4:29 PM.The battling Blues will be bolstered by All Black Beauden Barrett being back. Barrett has been sidelined for a three weeks with a fractured hand, but returns against his old side the Hurricanes on… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.There's heavy rain falling on the coast in the Tasman district. The area North West of Motueka is under an orange heavy rain warning. The Buller District Council has partially activated its emergency… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.United States correspondent Zach Montellaro spoke to Lisa Owen about how Trump's sweeping tariffs could hit the pockets of everyday Americans, how there are rumblings Elon Musk's time in Trump's inner… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.The US President has anounced wide reaching trade tariffs or taxes on foreign goods imported into the states. They range from 10 to almost 50 percent. New Zealand goods are facing what appears to be a… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about 'Awful April' dominating headlines in the UK, the cast of four new Beatles movies being revealed and an eight-year-old girl managing… Read more Audio

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

5:29 PM.With six months until the next Australian NBL season tips off the owners are introducing some major changes behind the scenes. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:24 PM.One in three people are waiting over two weeks for a GP appointment, while more than one in six wait three or four weeks - or even longer, according to RNZ's Reid Research poll. The Health Minister… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.An eleven year girl who was mistaken for an older mental health patient was forcibly injected with anti-psychotic medication that's not normally used for children and wasn't even the first choice of… Read more Audio

4:49 PM.A woman who was referred to Nelson Hospital's gynaecology department waited more than a year to get a first appointment and by then she was so desperate she'd already gone private. Health New Zealand… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.The Waikato 11-year-old mistakenly treated as an adult mental health patient was restrained and twice injected with a drug rarely given to children.

More details have emerged as Health NZ releases… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.Doctors here say New Zealand's high use of antibiotic medication, among the top five in the world per capita, has put us at risk. The World Health Organisation considers antimicrobial resistance as… Read more Audio