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4:52 PM.It's one of the country's most famous streets home to 600 independent businesses from cafe's and bars to clothing and record stores. Now Aucklanders can have their very own slice of the iconic… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.More than 14 years after the Christ Church Cathedral was wrecked in an earthquake, there's a new, scaled down proposal on the table. Backers hope the plan will see the cathedral reopen by late 2030 at… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Chiefs winger Leroy Carter will make his All Blacks debut this weekend after being named to start against South Africa in Saturday night's sold out test in Wellington. There are several other changes… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Civics, politics and philosophy, pacific studies, mechatronics, and data science are just some of the new senior secondary school subjects unveiled by the government today. It is all part of the plan… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about a shooting that killed conservative political activist and commentator Charlie Kirk, as authorities continue to hunt for the shooter. The… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.The Master Builders 2025 State of the Sector report has found that 52% of the industry insiders expected things to get moderately better in 12 months times. But only 10% believe it will be… Read more Audio

3:46 PM.Former Labour MP Stuart Nash has resigned from his job at recruitment agency Robert Walters, after a formal review was initiated by the company. It comes after Mr Nash apologised for using vulgar… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Dame Noeline Taurua will not be coaching the Silver Ferns for the upcoming series against South Africa. In a statement, Netball New Zealand said discussions are ongoing between Netball NZ, Dame… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.UK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about airports being closed in Poland following reports of Russian drones being shot down in its airspace, as well as the UK Prime Minister Keir… Read more Audio

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

5:28 PM.A long-serving White Fern has been selected for her last Cricket World Cup alongside four newcomers for next month's 50-over tournament. Captain Sophie Devine will lead New Zealand for the last time… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.10,000 jobs have disappeared in just three months, according to Stats NZ. There are now 50,000 fewer jobs than in December 2023. Auckland lost nearly 5000 jobs, Wellington over 1300, Hawke's Bay over… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.A Taupō man is convinced he saw Tom Phillips three times while spending over 1000 hours searching for him. Leon Wood covered close to 20,000 km during his search, logging his movements as he went… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.A rudimentary shelter with tree branches holding up a black tarpaulin, dirty plastic buckets, a Jack Daniels whisky box and an LPG bottle are in some of the images released today of what police… Read more Audio

4:53 PM.Dame Noeline Taurua will not be the Silver Ferns coach for the upcoming Series against South Africa. A statement from Netball NZ said there have been ongoing discussions between Netball NZ, Dame… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.New Zealand's biggest pastoral farmer is keen to coax the next generation into business with the chance to buy into the management of a rambling east coast property, that's actually owned by all of… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.Te Pati Maori MP Takuta Ferris has doubled down on the controversial comments he made about race during the final days of the Tamaki Makaurau by-election. His latest social media post puts him at odds… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.The former teacher of two children who's remains were found hidden in suitcase three years ago has given tearful evidence before the High Court in Auckland today. Hakyung Lee, is on trial, accused of… Read more Audio

4:29 PM.The Penrith Panthers could be in for some major disruption ahead of their finals clash with the Warriors this Saturday. An unofficial Warriors fan page on Facebook is circulating a list of ideas of… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.The Prime Minister has said there is tremendous unity amongst Pacific nations, as they get ready to sign a peace declaration and decide how to engage with development partners from outside the region… Read more Audio

4:12 PM.Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about an Israeli strike targeting Hamas negotiators in Doha that Qatar has described as "a criminal assault". Hamas has said none of it's… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Volunteer coaches and managers are becoming an increasingly scarce resource. According to the New Zealand Amateur Sport Association, the average number of volunteers per club has dropped more than 40%… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Australia correspondent Nicole Johnston spoke to Lisa Owen about the country's e-safety commissioner wanting to place restrictions on AI chatbots, ahead of the nationwide ban of social media for… Read more Audio

5:39 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:37 PM.England cricket coach Brendon McCullum is trying to bat away recent criticism of his team. The former New Zealand Captain says "misconceptions" over his side's style of play are "disrespectful"… Read more Audio