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6:16 PM.The summer festivals have been given the all-clear to have drug-checking stations on site to test whether people's pills have been laced with pesticides or paint compounds.

The government has… Read more Audio

6:13 PM.The Prime Minister has poured cold water on a Royal Commission into Whakaari, which could leave unanswered questions about the rescue and recovery mission.

WorkSafe has completed its investigation… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.The government's come under more scrutiny today for skyrocketing house prices.

The Prime Minister and her deputy say they are seeking advice on ways to slow down the rampant price increases.

Today… Read more Audio

5:54 PM.It's not a typical Christmas story but arguably it involves grinches, what some may describe as a miracle, and even a touch of redemption.

On Sunday thieves stripped a church near Nelson of all its… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM.Christmas is just around the corner but things are looking a bit different for Covid-19-style festivities.

Visits to Santa aren't quite the same and some traditions have been scrapped altogether, to… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.Porirua City Council is expecting to have to find more accommodation for people whose houses have been ruined in recent flooding.

Seventeen houses in total have been made uninhabitable.

Harry Lock… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:39 PM.Global consumer giant Unilever is using its New Zealand workers as a test run for a four-day working week.

From Monday, its New Zealand-based employees will start a trial working a shorter week, and… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.The tourism industry is warning that tightening rules around managing risks could hit the sector hard in the wake of the Whakaari White Island eruption.

At least two tourism operators - White Island… Read more Audio

5:19 PM.The country's spy agency watchdog says the SIS behaved in a "questionable" way when it decided not to tell police it knew a serious crime was being committed.

The report by the Inspector-General of… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.A prolific Hawke's Bay dog breeder, at the centre of a Checkpoint investigation into the commercial trade of puppies, has been ordered to cover an unhappy client's vet bills.

Auckland woman Justine… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.New Zealand has sided with Australia over an escalating row with China, after a Chinese foreign affairs official sent a tweet featuring a doctored picture of an Australian soldier.

The rhetoric's… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.A police dog is being treated for at least one bullet wound this evening after being shot by a wanted man as he tried to get away from Northland police.

The man who allegedly pulled the trigger is in… Read more Audio

6:24 PM.Pacific Islands seasonal workers who will be allowed into New Zealand under a new border exemption will finally be paid a living wage.

The New Zealand government has granted a border exception for… Read more Audio

6:20 PM.Some Māori academics are skeptical about whether one of the country's oldest media organisations - which has owned up to perpetuating racist narratives about tangata whenua - can change.

Stuff has… Read more Audio

6:16 PM.An investigation by a group Muslims has found their community knew they were vulnerable to a terrorism attack, but were failed by the government agencies that were meant to protect them.

The… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.The beleaguered Ports of Auckland has suffered another setback.

The automation part of its business has been halted while an investigation looks into how a "robot" was able to jump a concrete barrier… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.The world of Covid-19 has forced some people to switch their livelihoods around entirely.

A Havelock North woman used to sell safari trips to Africa - now she's working as a coffee roaster.

She's… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.The Breakers basketball team are preparing to set up camp across the Tasman for up to six months.

The team was due to leave tomorrow but have delayed their departure to coincide with the release of… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.Border restrictions in the Pacific due to Covid-19 are keeping New Zealand-based Pasifika apart from their families back in the islands this Christmas.

For many families, it's an annual tradition to… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.The organiser of WOMAD says it had little choice but to pull out of the 2021 event.

The Taranaki Arts Festival Trust says it risked losing millions of dollars and going broke if Covid-19 disrupted… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:31 PM.Two GPs caring for patients who died after switching brands of an epilepsy drug say they were not aware of the Pharmac brand switch when they prescribed the drug for their patients.

The GPs were… Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.Motorists could be charged $3.50 to drive through Auckland's central city during peak hours.

A joint government - Auckland Council report says there's a strong case for congestion charging in the… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.Warning: Details in this report will be distressing to some listeners.

A woman who was abused as a child by a Marist Brother has challenged the Church to make urgent changes to the way it operates.

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