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5:30 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:27 PM.Inland Revenue took a softer line with debt of all kinds through the Covid years, but now it's coming down hard on those who owe it money. One tax expert says there's a looming problem with GST in… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.Footballing history will be made at Eden Park tonight when the All Whites play New Caledonia. The winner will be the first team from Oceania to gain direct qualification for next year's FIFA World… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.The son of a sixty two year old man who died in mysterious circumstances in the Wellington last week says his father was a kind man who didn't deserve what happened. Abdulhassan Nabizadah was found… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.Aucklanders are split on whether the council should approve a new stadium in the city centre or upgrade Eden Park instead. This week councillors will vote on which of the competing proposals should go… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Three people were hospitalised after a car ran into pedestrians by the University of Auckland's CBD campus. The crash happened around midday, along Symonds Street - the main thoroughfare running… Read more Audio

4:48 PM.It's the law that governs almost everything about New Zealand's land, air, and water management - the government's finally revealed its plans to replace the behemoth that is the Resource Management… Read more Audio

4:29 PM.A weekend of highs and lows in sport, here to wrap it all up on what could be a very special night for the All Whites at Eden Park is RNZ's Jamie Wall. Audio

4:23 PM.A Dunedin local who's been giving free skate boarding lessons to the city's new migrants is hoping to encourage even more people into the sport. Danny Healy and his nephew Lewis Cameron started giving… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown with the latest on the Gaza ceasefire collapse, renewed conflict between Israel and Lebanon, and prospects of a nuclear deal between the US and Iran. Audio

4:06 PM.A school principal is warning that just as we're starting to make progress towards reducing the number of young people vaping, we could soon be dealing with something even worse. There's an emerging… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.UK correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about Sir Keir Starmer's meeting with senior military leaders about establishing a peacekeeping force in Ukraine. She also spoke about a new report… Read more Audio

5:30 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:24 PM.Just a few hours away from the All Whites game against Fiji in the Oceania World Cup qualifiers in Wellington. In the first semi-final the New Zealanders are favourites to win the Oceania… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.Dunedin's mayor says he is frustrated by the slow progress on building the new Dunedin Hospital despite close to a quarter of the budget already being spent. In its October Ministerial update, Health… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Hibiscus Coast developers have been left "flabbergasted" by a Watercare decision that means their new builds can not be connected to the wastwater network. Late last year, Watercare announced that any… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.One of the country's most powerful and outspoken watchdogs is stepping down as chief ombudsman. Peter Boshier took on the job in 2015 having been the principal family court judge and a law… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.South Taranaki farmers say a recent smattering of rain isn't enough to break a drought some are describing as the worst in more than 40 years. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has been… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.A former Auckland librarian says threats and intimidation have become a daily part of library life, as advocates call on councils and the government to do more to keep workers safe. Finn Blackwell has… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.New Zealand Rugby has struck a nerve with a number of secondary schools. Earlier this month the organisation announced a new under-18 squad to be selected this year. Dozens of schools have voiced… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.Being single might have its advantages but the price certainly isn't one of them. It turns out, doing life solo can be expensive - much more so than being part of a couple. In the UK, analysis from… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about a law change in Indonesia giving military a bigger role in government, rare new footage of snow leopards captured in Pakistan and a Thai Airline… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.It's no bluff, famous oysters harvested from Foveaux strait are off the menu at a top Auckland eatery because of concerns for the delicacy's future. Ngai Tahu, which owns about 20% of the Bluff oyster… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.There are growing fears in Australia that the country's much-cherished system of subsidising many crucial medicines could be set to become the next target in Donald Trump's global trade war… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.A deep sea mining company leading the charge for the budding future industry is being accused by enviromental groups of changing its corporate branding from fueling the green transition to supporting… Read more Audio