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5:24 PM.A former senior minister says it's fair to assume its a member of the Five Eyes that ran a spy operation out of New Zealand's security bureau, which didn't have sign off from the government of the… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.Hundreds of public servants have today been told they could soon be out of a job as the Coalition's promised cuts begin to bite. The Ministry of Primary Industries has proposed slashing its workforce… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.A new study confirms what you may have already suspected, banks are making big profits, even out doing their international counterparts. The four main players have focused on making money rather than… Read more Audio

4:53 PM.A theatre company is appealing for funding to take a multi-sensory production aimed at people living with disabilities, on the road. Spark Live kicked off at the Auckland Town Hall today, and will… Read more Audio

4:49 PM.Most of us are fond of the humble jandal, putting aside the odd blister between your toes. But its hard to imagine hiking all of Aotearoa's great walks in flip flops, a single pair over two years… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.A Parliamentary select committee was momentarily derailed this morning, when a member of the public went on an anti-trans rant before verbally abusing an MP. It comes just a day after outgoing MP… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.In what is believed to be a world-first initiative, the NBL is set to air some of its games live on TikTok. The country's top domestic basketball competition has agreed to a broadcasting rights deal… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Revelations a foreign agency ran a spy operation out of Wellington for years, while the New Zealand government was in the dark about the whole thing. A report out today shows significant failings by… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about Nikki Haley still getting votes despite ending her Presidential campaign and a second man being charged in the theft of the most… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Hefty profits, virtually no real competition and weak incentives to do better. That's a snap shot of the banking sector according to a draft market study from the Commerce Commission. It concludes a… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.South Africa correspondent Elna Schutz speaks to Lisa Owen about the disappearance of a young girl, internet outages and two brothers who have escaped the conflict in Ukraine. Read more Audio

5:38 PM.What's Otautahi-Christchurch got in common with Santorini, Wyoming, Hawaii and Iceland? The South Island city has now joined those 4 locations in hosting the biggest meeting of minds in the study of… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.The government is ramping up fines for vape retailers caught selling to under 18's. However, Minister in charge has admitted their only 15 enforcement officer policing thousands of stores nationwide… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.World Rugby's latest plan to reimagine the sport's entertainment factor might sound quite familiar to New Zealanders. Many of the suggestions being made by the governing body to speed up the game and… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.The shine's gone off the iconic red sheds, with The Warehouse group losing 24 million dollars in the 6 months ended January. It off loaded its failing Torpedo7 chain for a buck last month, but not… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.One of the largest schools in the country will close for the rest of the week because two of its classroom blocks do not meet minimum earthquake standards. 24 classrooms and 40 teaching spaces are… Read more Audio

4:51 PM.Lyttelton is gearing up for the return of SailGP this weekend, and local businesses are hoping it will fill their sails too. It is the second time the port town near Christchurch is staging the 2 day… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.An industry health and safety group believes more regulation is needed to make working with potentially dangerous engineered stone benches safer but a total ban on products containing silica is… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.The Government has announced a crack down on vaping, banning disposable devices, and increasing fines for retailers by $90,000. Specialist vape retailers will also face tighter restrictions on… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.The Melbourne Rebels' cash woes are spilling out from the boardroom to the rugby field. Wallabies winger Filipo Daugunu will miss Friday's Super Rugby clash against the Hurricanes over a $7,500 debt… Read more Audio

4:26 PM.A GP clinic in one of the motu's most deprived areas says its bad debtor rate is through the roof with patients unable to pay their bills. Last night, Checkpoint revealed Green Cross Health is now… Read more Audio

4:17 PM.Asia correspondent Per Elinder Liljas speaks to Lisa Owen about the Kiwi brothers being arrested in Thailand, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visiting Manila and Muslim students at an Indian… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.The identity of a woman whose remains were hidden in rubbish bags and found floating in Gulf harbour remains a mystery. A fisherman reeled the remains in thinking they were a log or an animal, only to… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.The disability community is reeling after the government moved to narrow access to funding. Whaikaha, the Ministry of Disabled People, issued new rules for accessing financial support in a Facebook… Read more Audio