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5:10 PM.Charging returning New Zealanders for isolation is a complicated proposition, according to a public law expert who recommends the government pass a completely new piece of legislation to get the job… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM."Very, very soon" - that's when the government says we can expect a decision on how and when returning New Zealanders will be charged for their stay in isolation hotels.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern… Read more Audio

6:25 PM.A large number of National Party MPs could be looking for work after September 19, based on current poll results. If the election was today, the so-called team of 55 could lose about 23 players.

The… Read more Video, Audio

6:21 PM.An international security expert is criticising Canterbury University over its partnership with a Chinese institute which is closely linked to the military.

In 2018, the University signed an… Read more Audio

5:53 PM.Whānau Māori who are going through the family court say they're being ignored by judges, and left to navigate a confusing system without support.

The experiences of 36 people - ranging from parents… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.The fight to stop a major international company from taking a billion litres of water a year from the Awaiti Aquifer near Whakatāne has reached the High Court.

Ngāti Awa is appealing the Bay of… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.Fiordland is facing up to 40 percent unemployment with many tourism business saying they're unsure about their future.

This year the region has been hit by severe flooding that cut access to Milford… Read more Video, Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:24 PM.The public gallery was packed for the first day of a judicial review about whether the country was put into level four lockdown lawfully.

The lawyer Andrew Borrowdale is bringing a judicial review… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.The government has asked South Korea to do a second Covid-19 test on a person who tested positive after arriving from New Zealand last week.

The person arrived last week after transiting via… Read more Audio

5:18 PM."He has shattered our dreams" - just one of the harrowing victim impact statements read out today as New Zealand's first convicted slave master was sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Sixty-six-year-old… Read more Video, Audio

5:11 PM.The government has announced a $51 million recovery plan for international education providers - to help cushion the blow dealt by Covid-19.

The sector's been crying out for help because it's missing… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.National leader Judith Collins was on a mission to put the bruising Newshub Reid Research poll behind her today.

She was in campaign mode in Palmerston North - speaking to the public, and… Read more Audio

6:23 PM.Jono Hartland has spent the past eight months making his way down the country, on foot.

The 25-year-old is hiking the three-thousand kilometre Te Araroa Trail to raise money for mental health causes… Read more Audio

6:20 PM.Early childhood teachers say people are leaving the sector in droves because they are so underpaid.

Teachers from 130 centres across the country took part in this morning's first-ever paid stop-work… Read more Audio

6:14 PM.An infection prevention and control expert says in a perfect world a dedicated team of nurses would be taking care of people in Covid-19 managed isolation and quarantine facilities.

Dr Sally Roberts… Read more Audio

6:06 PM.An Auckland family who are just months away from moving into a house bought through a shared ownership scheme say it's already drastically changed their lives.

The government on Friday announced the… Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.Legislation passed last night empowering women to negotiate for pay equity is being called the biggest win for gender equality in nearly forty years.

It provides a process for industries with a… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Tarras locals say they've been left in the dark while Christchurch Airport spent millions buying up 750 hectares of farmland in the Central Otago village.

That's despite Christchurch Airport chief… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.Six more people have died with the coronavirus in Victoria.

The daily toll is a record, and comes despite new cases today falling to 300.

Three of the deaths were people in their 80s, while three… Read more Video, Audio

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

5:28 PM.Behrouz Boochani is already making himself busy since gaining refugee status, having been accepted as a research fellow at Canterbury University. He tells Lisa Owen he got an email from immigration… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.New Zealand has done what Australia refused to do and granted a Kurdish-Iranian writer - refugee status.

Behrouz Boochani entered this country on a one-month visa eight months ago and has been living… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.The election campaign was in full swing today as Winston Peters took pot shots at his coalition partners and previous governments during a fiery speech laying out his plan for the Tiwai Point… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.The government has today launched the first phase of its Progressive Home Ownership scheme.

Housing Minister Megan Woods says the dream of owning your own home has slipped away for an increasing… Read more Audio