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4:13 PM.Auckland Airport has unveiled a first-look at its new terminal building, due to open in 2029. Felix Walton reports. Audio

4:06 PM.New Zealand Fashion Week will not go ahead this year, due to tough economic conditions. NZ fashion week owner Feroz Ali speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:46 PM.South Africa correspondent Elna Schutz speaks to Lisa Owen about South Africa's electricity problem improving, school admissions having to reopen and the death of a sporting legend. Audio

5:43 PM.Public transport fares shot up today for young people with government-subsidised fares coming to an end. Krystal Gibbens reports. Audio

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

5:29 PM.University of Auckland researchers say only 30 percent of products displayed a health star rating in the middle of last year. Health Coalition Aotearoa says making it mandatory is the bare minimum… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen about the Black Ferns naming their first squad of the season. Audio

5:17 PM.The half brother of three year old Lachlan Jones has denied killing him, and storing his body in a freezer. Tess Brunton reports. Audio

5:08 PM.Just released figures show a steady climb in the unemployment rate that's cranked up to 4.3 percent for the March quarter, up from four percent in previous three months. Kiwi Bank chief economist… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.A Hawke's Bay man is striding his way to his goal of walking one hundred kilometres in his hundredth year for charity. Jimmy Ellingham reports. Audio

4:46 PM.Polishing a turd is how one farmer's described the government's plan to resume live animal exports under a "gold standard" regime. Associate Agriculture Minister, Andrew Hoggard speaks to Lisa Owen Audio

4:27 PM.A bridge or a knackered one at least could be sinking businesses in Auckland's viaduct. Owner of The Conservatory bar and restaurant on Auckland's water front Tricky Hartley speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:23 PM.Sports reporter Felicity Reid speaks to Lisa Owen about Kirk Penney's FIBA Hall of Fame induction. Audio

4:14 PM.Asia correspondent Per Elinder Liljas speaks to Lisa Owen about Elon Musk snubbing India but still visiting China, Air China's massive order of planes from a state-owned manufacturer and Japanese… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Students protestors are gathering on Auckland University's city campus to rally against Israel's war in Gaza. Reporter Maia Ingoe speaks to Lisa Owen Audio

5:42 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about Australian airline Bonza's chaotic day of flight cancellations, stranded passengers and an uncertain future for the budget carrier. Audio

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

5:30 PM.New Zealand swimming is on the rise with a 9 strong team named for the Paris Olympics. Sports reporter Barry Guy has the story. Audio

5:26 PM.The second day of the inquest into a little boy's death in Gore, has wrapped up in the Invercargill District Court. Three year old Lachlan Jones was found dead in a local oxidation pond in 2019. His… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.An Air New Zealand customer spent seven hours on the phone to the airline trying to rebook a cancelled international flight. Air New Zealand general manager long haul Scott Carr spoke with Lisa Owen. Audio

5:13 PM.MPs are in line for a healthy pay bump this term - amidst the Coalition's cutting campaign - and the cost-of-living crisis. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch has more. Audio

5:08 PM.The Reefton community is gutted after its only hospital level aged care facility has now closed for good, despite health officials giving asssurances it would re-open. Local woman Moira Lockington… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Four out of ten for customer service Air New Zealand. That's how one family's rating the national carrier after it cancelled their Chicago flight and left them in call centre limbo land, refusing to… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.An investigation is underway and Auckland Animal Management is reviewing the number of dogs that can be walked in a pack after a woman's dog was fatally maulled at a park Lawyer Nathan Batts, who… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.An investigation is underway and Auckland Animal Management is reviewing the number of dogs that can be walked in a pack after a woman's dog was fatally maulled at a park. The dog walking company… Read more Audio