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4:48 PM.An open letter to political leaders is calling for them to end visas tied to a single employer, saying they set the stage for potential exploitation and abuse and make it harder for victims to escape… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.The family of an elderly woman with severe dementia was so concerned about the standard of her hospital care that they rostered themselves on shifts to look after her. And for another severely ill… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.A High Court judge has ordered the Department of Corrections boss to obey the law or face contempt of court proceedings if he fails to make sure prisoners aren't let out of their cells for an hour… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Despite a rain delay, the Black Caps and West Indies are well into their third test at Mt Maunganui's Bay Oval. Meanwhile, Australia are looking to continue their run of dominance over England in the… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Robert Reiner's son making his first appearance in court following the alleged murder of the famed Hollywood director, as well as the… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.Homeware retail giant IKEA appears to be a victim of its own success. It's shutting down its customer support centre from tomorrow for the rest of the week so that its team can focus entirely on… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.UK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the BBC vowing to defend itself in defamation lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump, as well as a warning being issued for some… Read more Audio

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

5:31 PM.The Black Caps missed out on the major money at last night's annual IPL auction. A total of eight kiwis were picked up by franchises, joining the other four already contracted to teams. Sports… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.Cuts to a government transport subsidy scheme for disabled people will cost people who can least afford it and shrink their lives, according to a disability support service. The Transport and… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Isolated, lonely and far from support network, that's what people who are homeless say it's like living in Auckland's suburbs. An Auckland Council audit found over 400 people were living without… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.A store selling well known brands through infomercials has been found guilty of falsifying customer product reviews; getting staff who had ever used the goods to pen positive write ups. The TV shop… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.Māori landowners at the top of the South Island will have more than 3-thousand hectares returned to them in a landmark agreement signed with the Crown. The customary landowners were promised one tenth… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.The Bondi massacre didn't happen in a vacuum; social media is radicalising, incubating and amplifying intolerance and hate and needs to be regulated like drugs and alcohol, according to an expert in… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.A woman fears her son could be severely traumatised if he finds out the Ministry of Social Development published information about his abuse in state care compensation application online. He's one of… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.It promised to revolutionise track and field athletics, but instead, Olympic sprinting great Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track has collapsed after just one season. The league filed for Chapter 11… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.It's not going to get any cheaper to put on a Christmas feast with all the trimmings. Infometrics has been tracking the cost of a classic Christmas meal for a few years now and the figures are stark… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about revelations that the father and son at the centre of the Bondi terror attack recently visited the Philippines to apparently receive… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Some parents are turning to the gift of a so-called dumb phone this Christmas to limit their children's access to social media. That's a phone that you make calls and send texts on, but they can't… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.As mourning for the victims of Sunday's Bondi shooting attack continues for a second day - Australia appears set to implement tougher gun controls as investigations reveal more details about the… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:33 PM.Several Kiwi cricketers are vying for a life changing pay day this evening. A host of Black Caps have entered the Indian Premier League auction in Abu Dhabi, giving themselves a chance to become… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.Several guide dogs and their handlers have been attacked by roaming or out control dogs in the four weeks. Blind Low Vision New Zeaand says there are parts of South Auckland where they're no longer… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.A Dunedin woman caught up in the Bondi beach terror attack says she has only just stopped trembling and been able to get some sleep. Frankie Lewis says tension had been building in the Sydney area for… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Nicola Willis is doubling down on her strategy for getting the government's books back in order - even as new forecasts show yet another delay to that plan. Treasury officials unveiled their half-year… Read more Audio