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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

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:31 PM.Change is on the horizon for the New Zealand Breakers with the sale of the Auckland-based NBL club.The ownership group, lead by former NBA player Matt Walsh who was based in America, have sold the… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.Teenage sensation Sam Ruthe ran himself into the record books with a sub four minute mile paced every step of the way by another Sam Olympian Sam Tanner. Tauranga's 15 year old Sam Ruthe is the… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Streets are becoming toilets and rubbish pits.That was one resident's message to Queenstown Lake District Councillors in a call for the council to crackdown on freedom campers. Councillors voted to… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The small businesses paying the price for free school lunches after the collapse of the main provider Libelle Group. Libelle, which made meals for the government's revamped programme, has gone bust… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.In a bid to knock it out out of the park on a trade trip to India the government is using a not so secret weapon; Cricket Diplomacy. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon pledged to get a free trade deal… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.The economy emerged from recession at the end of last year with a stronger than expected bounce in activity, on the back of tourism and agriculture. Gross domestic product the broadest measure of… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.Mangere locals are on a mission to promote cycling in the south Auckland suburb - aiming to make the area the cycling capital of the pacific. A new cycleway's in the works to boost biking in the area… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.It will be an Englishman leading out Moana Pasifika for their Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Chiefs in Pukekohe tomorrow night. Tom Savage has been given the captain's arm-band in the absence of… Read more Audio

4:12 PM.US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky's one hour phone call about the war in Ukraine. Audio

4:06 PM.A small Nelson school is fighting plans to increase the speed limit on the State Highway 6 that runs past its front gate. The government's reversing speed limit reductions, brought in by Labour, on… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The United Kingdom work and pensions secretary has announced major cuts to welfare spending. It's a move that could hit up to one million people and split the ruling Labour party. UK correspondent… Read more Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:30 PM.15-year-old Sam Ruthe is hoping to break the four-minute mile barrier. He is aiming to become both the youngest person ever and the first 15-year-old in history to break the iconic mark. Sports… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.Winston Peters is keeping his cards close to his chest about what went down during his meeting with U-S Secretary of State Marco Rubio today. But the foreign minister insists he made New Zealand's… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Unless the culture changes someone is going to get hurt, someone is going get killed again, that said by the father of an Otago university student who suffocated at an over-crowded student house… Read more Audio