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4:50 PM.Outgoing Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson has called an emergency meeting just 24 hours before the final results of a cliffhanger election will be announced. The Mayor has requested the meeting be held… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.A towering figure in New Zealand's political history. A leader of conviction and a servant of the people. Audio

4:36 PM.Inland Revenue has got millions of extra funding in recent years, which is helping it get tax debt under control as well as cracking down on anyone who's dodging their responsibilities. That's seen… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.The NRL has issued a decree that any player signing with R360 will face a 10-year ban from returning. It's another in a string of developments around the rebel competition which could shape up as a… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Instead a children's charity is calling on him to urgently pass a law that could help end child labour even if it means joining forces with opposition MPs. Audio

4:17 PM.US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump authorising the CIA to conduct operations in Venezuela. It follows a number of recent fatal strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.There's a renewed push for police to wear body cameras and its coming from the front line. The Police union says officers support being wired for sound and vision on the job. Audio

5:47 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about UK Prime Minister Keir starmer addressing parliament after returning home from the Gaza peace summit, as well as a discovery of… Read more Audio

5:43 PM."A slap in the face". That's the response from a Resene worker over the latest pay offer from the paint company to its factory workers. Employees, unions and supporters gathered outside Resene's head… Read more Audio

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

5:33 PM.It wasn't a win on the scoreboard for the All Whites but they did manage to ruin Norway's nine-game winning streak this morning. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:26 PM.Despite the pause in hostilities humanitarian agencies have said no where near enough aid is getting into the decimated Gaza strip. Israel is refusing to open the Rafah crossing between Egypt and… Read more Audio

5:19 PM.An Awakino mother rescued from floodwaters surrounding her home says she feels incredibly lucky her family got out when they did. Jamie Ward had her three children and a cousin in her care as flood… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.The average Kiwi household is unknowingly spending nearly $80 a week on products linked to extreme exploitation of workers, or 'modern slaves'. A World Vision report estimates in 2022 New Zealand… Read more Audio

4:48 PM.The Department of Conservation is launching a new cadet programme for rangers to get on the job experience. DOC says it wants to invest in its future workforce & protect New Zealand's unique eco… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.A rescue mission of the country's rarest kiwi species is being rewarded. The rowi population in South Westland dropped to an estimated 160 birds in the 1990s. But there's been a lot of mahi to bring… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.The fallout from the Silver Ferns coaching saga has deepened over the past 24 hours after selector Gail Parata revealed she's resigned in protest over Netball New Zealand's treatment of Dame Noeline… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about a garment factory fire in Bangladesh that has killed more than a dozen people, as well as the US charging a Cambodian man at the centre of an… Read more Audio

4:22 PM.MPs have been told to smarten up their act, amid supposed slipping standards in Parliament, from no-shows through to no shoes. Politicans from across the political spectrum weighed in with their… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Speaker of the house Gerry Brownlee has signalled a crack down and wants to change the rules around attendance, dress standards and leave. He said he will make greater use of punishments to ensure… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Auckland has got Pacific Champs fever. Rugby League has taken over the city ahead of the New Zealand, Samoa double header this Sunday. Sports reporter Jonty Dine was at the fan day at Mount Albert… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.Australia correspondent, Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about the federal government watering down its planned overhaul of the country's superannuation system. It had promised the changes would make… Read more Audio

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

5:25 PM.Heavy rain has smashed parts of the central north island, causing flooding and closing highways. In the northern Ruaphehu region, the three townships of Ohura, Matiere and Tokorima were cut off… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.A medical tourist who is suffering debilitating complications after her stomach surgery in Turkey went wrong is issuing a warning. Sherie had gastric sleeve or weight loss surgery to reduce the size… Read more Audio