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5:37 PM.The good news is fruit salad and vegetable stir fry got a little cheaper last month, according to the latest Stats NZ figures. Fruit and vege prices fell 3.4 percent from September to October. But… Read more Video, Audio

5:28 PM.Some students with covid are still turning up to sit their NCEA exams. But the Auckland Secondary Principals Association is predicting illnesses will mean a lot more so called derived grades, based on… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.There was good news and bad news for New Zealand Rugby today. Numbers reveal that while female participation is up across players, coaches and referees, junior male numbers continue to drop. Sports… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.A Marokopa man who has evaded police for almost two years has surfaced again this time trying to smash into a general store about an hour away from his old home, with one of his children helping him… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.Christopher Luxon and David Seymour are in Wellington - but where is Winston Peters? Talks to form a government continued in the capital today - but without one of the major players. Despite New… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.State Highway One, the main route in and out of Northland could be completely closed at the Brynderwyns for months for maintenance, starving the region of much needed visitors and income. A group of… Read more Video, Audio

5:56 PM.A Christchurch primary school is trying to make the start of the school week more like a party rather than a chore, in an attempt to boost school attendance. School attendance rates are down across… Read more Audio

5:53 PM.As the cost of living bites, people aren't taking in as many furry companions as they used to. And as kennels fill up, greyhounds whose racing days are over aren't being adopted. Libby Kirkby-McLeod… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.A Kiwi couple based in Costa Rica is raffling off what they say is a "life less ordinary." Eco-tourism operators Jane and Fraser Tyrell are offering up the business they've run for 16 years in the… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.Kiwi shoppers will now have the power to help critically endangered wildlife like Orangutans and help protest rapidly disappearing rainforests. A free, smartphone app called 'PalmOil Scan' has today… Read more Video, Audio

5:37 PM.Aucklanders hopping to and from Waiheke Island are celebrating a new competitor offering trips on the route, with Island Direct setting sail for the first time today. Its 50-seater vessel is scheduled… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.The incoming Prime Minister maintains his government will reduce taxes, but Christopher Luxon has been less willing to stand by the overseas home buyers policy that's meant to fund it. National's… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.New Zealand golfer Steven Alker has ended his season in fruitful fashion, winning the Charles Schwab Cup today, earning him almost $2 million. It was a nervy finish for the 52 year old who held a four… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.It's finished three months early and under budget. A huge sigh of relief for Coromandel residents and businesses with the announcement today that State Highway 25A will be open in time for Christmas… Read more Video, Audio

5:11 PM.The country's biggest bank has recorded a $2.13 billion profit, and is warning of some tough times ahead. ANZ's full year profit is down 7 percent, in a result the chief executive describes as a game… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.With government talks into their second week, National's tax relief package is proving to be a major sticking point. New Zealand First flatly objects to National's plan to fund the tax cuts by… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.An AOS medic says he was not aware of a "load and go" strategy employed by commanders at Christchurch's Linwood Mosque on March the 15th and believed ambulances were on their way. The admission came… Read more Video, Audio

5:54 PM.Kiwi endurance runner Sam Harvey is at it again, just weeks after claiming he was done with ultra back yard running "for now". Picked to be a favourite at the Big Dog's Backyard Ultra in Tennessee… Read more Video, Audio

5:48 PM.Tourism operators say they don't want new technology to jeopardise the manaakitanga they offer visitors. The industry is facing a rapid rise in new technology they say offers opportunities as well as… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.A South Island school is trialling a programme to learn about the risks of an Alpine Fault earthquake. Year 10 students at Ashburton College are using the resource for real-world learning about… Read more Video, Audio

5:38 PM.Negotiations to form a government continue, but the key players from all three parties are decamping the capital and heading home. Work is carrying on behind-the-scenes to reach a deal between… Read more Audio