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5:16 PM.India has attacked Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir with missile strikes, killing at least eight people. Pakistan called the attack a blatant act of war. Experts say a retaliatory attack in imminent… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.Convicted double murderer Mark Lundy was on Wednesday released from prison, after being granted parole last month. The Parole Board also released the written decision outlining its reasons for… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.The government's radical overhaul of pay equity laws is having its final reading in Parliament, with opposition parties fuming that the controversial reforms are being rail-roaded through under… Read more Audio

4:48 PM.The unemployment rate is sitting unchanged at 5.1 percent - despite warnings it might hit a near decade long high of 5.3 percent. The numbers also show some regions have seen an uptick in the number… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.Steroids and other performance and image enhancing drugs are becoming more common in drug checking clinics. KnowYourStuff and the New Zealand Needle Exchange programme say the amount of people… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Whanganui District Council is trialling a so called citizens assembly to help it decide the future of the city's public pools. Almost 400 people applied and 40 have been randomly selected, using… Read more Audio

4:18 PM.A family violence support agency said police are undoing decades of hard work by not attending some domestic violence callouts that are considered mental-health related. Last year, police announced a… Read more Audio

4:18 PM.Netball's ANZ Premiership gets under way this weekend, but it's one of the game's absent stars that's still garnering the most attention in the build-up. Silver Ferns shooter Grace Nweke is plying her… Read more Audio

4:18 PM.Earlier on Wednesday, India launched air strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan administered Kashmir. The targets are the deepest India has hit inside the country since the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war. At least… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.A decision to ban off lead dogs from a popular Auckland park has some residents gearing up for a fight. Auckland Council's currently reviewing dog rules at dozens of local and regional parks and… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.Recriminations are under way about how the conservative opposition led by the Liberal Party suffered a humiliating election defeat at the weekend, the worst in 80 years.The soul searching comes as… Read more Audio

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

5:31 PM.New Zealand rider Shane Richardson has died following a crash at a British Superbikes race in Cheshire. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:26 PM.A doctor, who left the job because of the stress and concern patients are not getting the care they deserve, has been on a hīkoi hearing the frustrations of people dealing with what he's described as… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.US president Donald Trump posted on social media that he's authorised various government departments to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100 percent tariff on any and all movies coming… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.At Te Kuiti Hospital, the cleaners double as security guards; covering both jobs when they are on shift. They've had some training and are approved by the Ministry of Justice but for some on the coal… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.A native bird hospital in Auckland wants large public light displays such as the Harbour Bridge and Sky Tower to be dimmed on cloudy nights to help prevent birds from becoming grounded. BirdCare… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.David Seymour's school lunch programme is now being investigated by the Auditor-General. The watchdog on Tuesday announced plans to look into the programme, citing concerns raised both in the media… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.Opposition parties and protestors have come out in force - quite literally on the steps of Parliament - within hours of the coalition announcing a law change that will make it harder to pursue a pay… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.The National Party is keen to follow Australia's lead and ban children under 16 from using social media. But the prime minister Christopher Luxon has not been able to convince his coalition partner… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Domestic netball returns this week as a shortened season of the ANZ Premiership begins with a few fan-friendly tweaks. Two-point shots and mic'd up coaches and umpires bring something different to the… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.A West Auckland school for students with special needs is closed for new enrolments, indefinitely, as it struggles for space after it said several building projects have been cancelled by the Ministry… Read more Audio

4:11 PM.Donald Trump's talk of tariffs on movies produced outside of the US has not gone down well. United States correspondent Todd Zwillich explained to Lisa Owen why it's not just Lord of the Rings fans… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Students say going back to pen and paper after years taking tests on a screen will be a challenging shift. Two third-year classes at Victoria University have been told they'll be handwriting their… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about police making a series of arrests in two separate anti-terror operations across England, a large group of people becoming ill after… Read more Audio