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4:55 PM.Faced with rising household costs, people are turning to pedal power to save money on petrol and parking. Bike charities and loan schemes in Wellington are in demand, and the clientele is increasingly… Read more Audio

4:50 PM.A Queenstown principal believes plans to axe 10 dedicated school buses' will have severe negative impacts on student attendance and could put children in danger travelling to and from school. The… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.There are concerns a growing number of migrant bus drivers could miss out on gaining residency due to English-language requirements that treat them the same as university masters students. Checkpoint… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.The All Blacks will be without captain Scott Barrett for this weekend's opening Bledisloe Cup test at Eden Park. He suffered a shoulder injury in the record defeat to South Africa in Wellington and… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.A Rottweiller dog in Hawkes Bay is helping calm people's nerves as they prepare to sit the theory test for their learner's licence. Three-year-old therapy dog Penny Pickles is part of the team at… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwilich spoke to Lisa Owen about a deadly shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement centre in Texas. Audio

4:05 PM.Are Kiwis pessimists? The most recent GDP figures took a hit recently - shrinking more than expected. Cost of living is up, August figures show grocery prices up more than four and half percent on the… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.UK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump's sharp words for Europe at the United Nations General Assembly. Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:30 PM.The Silver Ferns can win the Taini Jamison trophy if they beat South Africa in the second Test in Napier tonight. Despite the turmoil surrounding Dame Noeline Taurua's shock departure the Ferns pulled… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.Auckland councillors have voted on two plans for housing intensification, which one says is like choosing between a firing squad and a lethal injection. The future allocation of up to 2 million new… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.The Prime Minister and Finance Minister are brushing off the bruising verdict of business leaders as sentiment sours on their performance. The Herald's annual Mood of the Boardroom survey has… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.A kiwi teenager on a protest boat destined for Gaza said the flotilla is under attack from drones in international waters. 18 year old Sam Leason is onboard the Sirius in the Mediterranean Sea between… Read more Audio

4:55 PM.Wellingtonians keen on a chair their favourite councillor once sat on or a light fitting that maybe shone on The Beatles can now head to the dump. The capital city's famous tip shop is selling… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.What happens when a chat bot suggests you murder someone, specifically your father?Australian IT professional, Samuel McCarthy posed as teenage boy for a conversation with AI chatbot Nomi. He told the… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.Three months since disposable vapes were banned from shelves some schools say they're still grappling with students vaping and a researcher studying the long-term health effects is calling for vapes… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.US President Donald Trump has told world leaders the war in Gaza must be stopped, though he says recognising Palestine will only reward Hamas.Mr Trump's comments in the UN General Assembly debate come… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.There's troubling signs New Zealand footballers are being targeted by international match fixers. An RNZ investigation has revealed more than $200 million was wagered on New Zealand's national league… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.A Waikato food rescue group is harvesting hundreds of kilos of backyard bounty fruit that would other wise go to waste. Go Eco Food has been going for more than a decade but recently appealed to… Read more Audio

4:12 PM.Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about Typhoon Ragasa killing multiple people in Taiwan. Audio

4:10 PM.It's estimated about a quarter of the people in a small south island town are objecting to plans for an off licence liquor store in their neighbourhod. More than 540 Lake Hawea residents are opposed… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about ongoing investigations into a service outage affecting telecommunications provider Optus. It left people unable to call the emergency… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.When the Post-Primary Teachers Association marked the roll at its annual conference in Christchurch today there was a notable absentee - Education Minister Erica Stanford. The excuse she gave for… Read more Audio

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

5:31 PM.The All Blacks' ability to score second half tries, could have a major bearing on whether they hold onto the Bledisloe Cup. The All Blacks host Australia at Eden Park this weekend in the first… Read more Audio