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5:55 PM.Whistles and laughter rang out in the Capital today has hundreds of over 65s took to the court in the annual Wellington Senior Regional Games. It was a day filled with fun, with the opportunity to try… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about debate growing around granting Australians the ability to withdraw superannuation to put towards a home deposit and aged care funding being… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.New Zealand cricket fans might take a while to get over the disappointment of the test loss to Australia in Christchurch yesterday. However, rewind the clock 50 years and, in the same city, different… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Sydney Rooster Spencer Leniu has been banned for two months from the NRL for his use of a racial slur. Leniu was playing in the season opener in Las Vegas when he directed the slur against the Broncos… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.A LATAM flight suddenly lost altitude on a flight from Sydney to Auckland. 50 passengers were treated by paramedics when the flight landed in Auckland, and some were taken to hospital. Jordan Dunn… Read more Audio

5:07 PM."We are not being greedy"; However, it's a hard no to what police are calling a kick in the guts pay offer from the government. The offer includes a general wage increase of $5000 back dated to… Read more Audio

4:52 PM.How old is too old for a job with high responsibility? The Chief Ombudsman, Peter Boshier, will retire from his role at the end of the week because of a 49 year law stating the person in the job must… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.During 5 months of war, the children of Gaza have suffered relentless mental harm and in some cases complete psychological destruction according to Save the Children. Israel has been bombarding the… Read more Audio

4:41 PM.New Zealand's first surfboard library is putting out the call for your munted old board as interest in the sport soars. The Goat Shed is a not for profit run by volunteers and reshapes and fixes the… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.Sports journalist Jamie Wall speaks to Lisa Owen about an important announcement for Auckland and some signs of life across the ditch. Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Chilean Accident Investigation Authority has confirmed it is investigating the LA-TAM flight which suddenly lost altitude on a flight from Sydney to Auckland, which occurred whilst flying over… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump changing his mind on his opinion on banning TikTok and a US Senator telling a false story accusing President Biden of… Read more Audio

4:11 PM.The Chief Ombudsman is being forced to resign, he's too old for the job according an old law. Peter Boshier will age out on his birthday later this week. The almost 50 year old act governing the job… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Passengers onboard yesterday's LATAM airlines flight from Sydney to Auckland have described their terror as the plane lost altitude, dropping 300 feet throwing people and their belongings into the… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.Survivors and witnesses of the LynnMall terror attack want the coroner to hold a public inquest to determine whether the events of that day could have been prevented. Ahamed Samsudeen was not long out… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Asia correspondent Diane To speaks to Lisa Owen about Hong Kong lawmakers on the way to passing a bill that expands on the security law Beijing imposed in 2020, the United States congress and… Read more Audio

5:30 PM.Several international news agencies have pulled a photo of the Princess of Wales, over concerns it has been altered. The photo of Kate and her three kids was released overnight by Kensington Palace… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.The Black Caps came close to upsetting the World Test Champions Australia but it wasn't to be at Hagley Oval today. Australia won the second and final Test of the series by three wickets to keep New… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.Pink great, public transport stink. That is the review of some Auckland concert goers who faced waits of up to an hour for trains and buses, with some people jammed in snaking queues. More than a… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.The owner of one of the South Island's largest before and after school care providers has gone to ground, as parents and staff battle to get money owed. CASPA and MASH were both put into voluntary… Read more Audio

4:50 PM.From farmland to alpine ridges, work to restore kiwi to a 23,000 hectare patch of the lower North Island is making progress. But the scheme's funding as part of the Jobs for Nature programme runs out… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.The historical biopic, Oppenheimer, about the race to build the first atomic bomb, has claimed the prestigious best picture trophy at the Academy Awards and numerous other gongs. It went in the… Read more Audio

4:40 PM.Landlords are the clear winners of the government's move to slash the amount of tax they need to pay, it says tenants will benefit too. But the experts aren't convinced and nor are the public. Lauren… Read more Audio