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5:18 PM.Foreign buyers made up 3 percent of all home transfers across New Zealand in the first quarter of 2018, but almost 20 percent in central Auckland. Minister David Parker says that vindicates the… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Black Caps coach Mike Hesson has resigned after six years in what he described as an "all consuming" role. He spoke to sports reporter Clay Wilson about the tough and emotional decision. Video, Audio

5:09 PM.The chief executive of New Zealand's leading forestry service provider PF Olsen says the weekend's heavy rain in Tolaga Bay could spell the demise of forestry in the area. It comes as Minister Shane… Read more Video, Audio

6:29 PM.The 55-year-old designer, who once edited fashion magazine Mademoiselle, was well known as a designer of clothes, shoes and handbags. Zachary Goelman reports. Video, Audio

6:18 PM.Taranaki's flagship stadium has been condemned after geotechnical testing showed the bank under its West Stand is a significant earthquake risk. Video, Audio

6:10 PM.The Minister for EQC has called for immediate changes in response to a damning report into EQC's practices released this afternoon. Video, Audio

5:52 PM.New Zealand's longest-serving Tupperware consultant Shirley Rust, 70, has been selling the containers for 40 years. She tells Sharon Brett-kelly all about the job, including the worst parties, her… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.After storm damage closed the track in 2012, the line is reopening thanks to $5 million in funding from the government's Provincial Growth Fund. Video, Audio

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

5:25 PM.A Tolaga Bay family who escaped a flash flood by climbing on their roof have been reunited with their dog almost three days after he was swept away in his kennel. Nina Maraki talks to Sharon… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.The victims of a botched housing development in Tauranga today made impassioned pleas to the city council to take responsibility for signing off on what's being described as sloppy building work. Video, Audio

5:20 PM.A woman who was rushed to Tauranga Hospital with heavy bleeding while 38 weeks pregnant, says nurses began arguing and swearing in front of her before starting treatment. Audio

5:14 PM.Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth has been condemned after geotechnical testing showed the bank under its West Stand is a significant earthquake risk. General manager of Yarrows the bakers Russel Guckert… Read more Audio

5:09 PM.The report says EQC staff have no confidence in their own data, the organisation needs to treat its customers with respect and honesty, and needs to dramatically improve the way it communicates with… Read more Video, Audio

6:26 PM.Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has stirred controversy after he asked a woman to kiss him on the lips onstage in exchange for a book during an official visit to South Korea. Harovi Cooper… Read more Video, Audio

6:19 PM.One man wrestled a knife off a murderer, another saved a man from a sinking car and a team of three worked for 17 hours straight to save passengers from a plane that crashed in a remote part of Nepal.

6:15 PM.From October, the government plans to make foreign tourists pay twice as much as locals to stay in tramping huts on four of the country's great walks, including the Abel Tasman track. Video, Audio

6:09 PM.The Gisborne District Council says it is investigating how so much logging debris was washed downstream after flash flooding hit the Tolaga Bay area yesterday morning. Video, Audio

5:49 PM.The Minister for Building and Construction and Ethnic Communities travelled to three Rugby League World Cup games paid for by the taxpayer. Video, Audio