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5:39 PM.It's the local MP versus the mayor - disagreement has broken out on social media over whether Napier is in the grip of a crime wave.

Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise is calling for more police on the ground… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6245620392001 Video, Audio

5:23 PM.All Black great Sean Fitzpatrick says a multimillion-dollar deal to sell part of NZ Rugby offshore is the best option, and without it the local game is in dire straits.

The $460 million deal would… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.Auckland's Cornwall Park is facing criticism for a plan to export live cattle overseas.

The park's facing public backlash after announcing some cows currently grazing in its fields will be shipped to… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.Some lawyers are questioning ACC's new policy covering the most common type of childbirth-related injury, saying many women could be missing out on cover they're entitled to.

ACC's cover of perineal… Read more Audio

5:09 PM.After a report revealing systemic failings in safety practices at Ports of Auckland, Independent Māori Statutory Board deputy chair Tau Henare says port chief executive Tony Gibson has to "just bugger… Read more Video, Audio

6:20 PM.The country's first hydrogen-fuelled bus has been unveiled today as Auckland Transport moves towards an emission-free fleet by 2040.

The $1.1 million bus will run from Botany to Britomart for a… Read more Video, Audio

6:15 PM.New Zealand Rugby boss Mark Robinson is optimistic a massive $460 million deal for rugby will go ahead.

Robinson spoke to media today about what he called a "transformational" deal in which US… Read more Video, Audio

6:10 PM.It's not credible Auckland port bosses were oblivious to the extent of safety problems at the company, according to the Workplace Relations Minister.

An independent report has found systemic failings… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.A west Auckland man who ignored kauri dieback rules has been found guilty of breaking the law when he went onto a track that had been closed to stop the spread of the tree killing disease.

Robert… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.A traffic safety project in an Auckland suburb has created quiet streets, but also an uproar of criticism from many who did not know it was happening.

Plywood boxes have blocked several thoroughfare… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.Tauranga residents are being warned the area will pay in other ways if it doesn't invest in infrastructure.

The city's four commissioners are working through its upcoming long term plan after taking… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.The government is hoping to boost the number of Māori and Pasifika midwives in Aotearoa.

At the moment, less than 10 percent of midwives identify as Māori and less than three percent as Pasifika.

A… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.The head of MIQ has made more changes to the exercise bus system, after a series of failures on board buses from the Grand Mercure hotel.

Frustrated public health experts have been calling on the… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6245323947001 Video, Audio

5:25 PM.The father of one of the Pike River victims is considering legal action against the government for not going further inside the mine.

The Family Reference Group, representing most of the 29 victims… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.There are calls for an investigation into an alleged human trafficking ring in New Zealand following the arrest of a group of Chinese nationals working illegally at an Auckland building site.

Nine of… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.Craig Harrison from the Maritime Union joins Lisa Owen to respond to a report revealing damning revelations into the Ports' safety culture.

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5:10 PM.The family of one of the men killed at Auckland Ports wants the chief executive to resign following damning revelations into the Ports' safety culture.

Systemic problems have been revealed in an… Read more Video, Audio

6:24 PM.Millions of sunflowers on a south Canterbury farm are just weeks away from harvest.

By next month the sunflower seeds will be processed into cooking oil, making it one of New Zealand's only locally… Read more Video, Audio

6:20 PM.The Climate Change Commission is being criticised by all sides in its plan to slash carbon emissions.

Feedback closed yesterday on the Commission's draft proposal to make Aotearoa carbon neutral by… Read more Audio

6:15 PM.Military leaders say trade routes in the South China Sea face increased risk and New Zealand can't be complacent about it.

The two-day Asia Pacific Security Innovation Summit has attracted… Read more Audio

6:11 PM.A shortage in supply of timber for building projects is being labelled "a comedy of errors" that's going to cause a lot of stress and hardship for small-time builders.

Supply constraints means Carter… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.Two men have been found guilty of murder and aggravated robbery over the Red Fox Tavern shooting, 33 years ago.

For the last seven weeks, Mark Hoggart and another man with name suppression have been… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.Despite closed borders and far less international travel, illegal items made from protected animals and plants are still making it into the country in suitcases and mailed packages.

Alligator… Read more Video, Audio