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5:37 PM.Green MP Chloe Swarbrick is officially in the running to become the party's next co-leader. The Auckland Central MP is currently the sole contender to replace James Shaw. Chloe Swarbrick set a bold… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.An aussie school girl went into "full beast mode" to save a beloved pet from a slippery intruder. Twelve year Rosie Wightman has reached hero status after a video of her snake wrangling skills hit the… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.World Rugby is working with law enforcement in five countries, including New Zealand, to prosecute people involved in online abuse during last year's Rugby World Cup. Twenty-one social media accounts… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.The government has been warned to "be careful" with its policies affecting Maori, at the National Iwi Chairs Forum today. Pressure is mounting ahead of Waitangi Day, as the Prime Minister continues to… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.Call in the Commissioners, this is the plea from the boss of Master Plumbers, who reckons Wellington bureaurats are flushing money and plumbers should be brought in to patch the tsunami of leaks in… Read more Video, Audio

6:10 PM.A local red headed reverend's invited her ginger bethren to gather and celebrate the bright red headed patron saint; Brigid of Ireland, who tuned bathwater into beer. The inaugural "gingas in the… Read more Video, Audio

6:06 PM.The significant sit-down between Australia and New Zealand's foreign affairs and defence ministers has just wrapped up in Melbourne. The four ministers have just updated reporters on what was… Read more Video, Audio

5:54 PM.Massey University is being warned of severe consequences if it goes ahead with its proposed cuts to humanities staff. A politics professor has said plans to slash jobs will affect the university's… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.Nearly half of children in Oranga Tamariki care are not seeing a social worker as often as they should.

The Independent Children's Monitor has released another grim report into the agency tasked with… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Maintenance costs for Wellington's water pipes have jumped a massive 71% in the past three years according to a just released report . The independent review ordered by the council also details slow… Read more Video, Audio

5:37 PM.After almost thirty years in business, an Auckland cakery this afternoon closed its doors for the final time, blaming tighter household budgets and the soaring cost of ingredients like butter. The… Read more Video, Audio

5:29 PM.The squeeze has been put on homeowners, with mortgage arrears at a four year high. Cranked up interest rates have meant home owners have missed payments or gone interest only. Centrix says there are… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.The All Blacks will be globetrotting this year taking Tests to nine different countries in a packed schedule, but one place that still isn't on the itinerary is Fiji. New Zealand and Fiji will play a… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.A damning report into how water's dealt with in the capital has heaped blame on the council and water operator for bad communication and slow response to reports of leaks. It also says Wellington… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.A report today from the Children and Young People's commission reveals almost 40 percent of chidren in OT's care aren't getting as many social worker visits as they should, and about a third of… Read more Video, Audio

5:08 PM.The country's SmokeFree minister is facing calls to be sacked, with the Labour Party questioning the newbie MP's integrity. Casey Costello, who is a New Zealand First MP and Associate Health Minister… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.It's a puzzling situation, but Jigsaw racing is an actual thing. Puzzle wizards will be on the start line for the masters games in Dunedin next week, competing for the joy of it and bragging rights of… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.It's feared there may have been a mass poisoning of birds at a reserve on Auckland's North Shore. Up to 100 pigeons, ducks, sparrows and pukeko were found in varying stages of paralysis at Sherwood… Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.Wellington City Council could hike up rates by more than 15 percent to pay for its leaky water pipe network. Council staff estimate the city needs a 1.1 billion dollar upgrade to water infrastructure… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.Residents in parts of Tairāwhiti fear a future on their land is in jeopardy, with silt dust making the place unliveable. Erosion has long been an issue in the Waiapu Valley, north of Gisborne… Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.The days of some elite athletes representing Aotearoa on the international stage for the glory and a grant if they're lucky could soon be over. The Employment Relations Authority has found in favour… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.The Commerce Minister's worried Buy Now Pay Later schemes are too easy to access when people are already in debt, but for now he's monitoring the situation. A recent trend has seen people using the… Read more Video, Audio