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5:36 PM.An international law expert suspects calls for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas will be ignored. Aid agencies have been pleading for an immediate ceasefire, to allow for the safe… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.All Blacks coach Ian Foster's reign ended today as he touched down in Auckland after the Rugby World Cup campaign in France. Foster now hands over the team to new coach Scott Robertson, even though… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.Buckle up, because household interest payments are expected to double by mid next year, forcing more borrowers to default on their mortgages. In its latest Financial Stability Report, the Reserve Bank… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.It's a resounding fail for Gloriavale Christian school according to its latest ERO report card. The private school operates out of the secretive community on the West coast of the South Island about… Read more Audio

6:17 PM.Tesla is under the microscope over allegations it's may have over revved claims about its famous cars capitalities. The company's revealed it's been subpoena'd by the US Department of Justice for more… Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.Dealers say they're slashing the prices on electric vehicles ahead of the end of the clean car discount, but even that doesn't seem to have buyers rushing through the doors. National has promised to… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.With a ceasefire in Gaza becoming more and more unlikely, Aid Agencies are continuing to express grave concern over the humanitarian crisis. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a ceasefire… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.From tomorrow, dogs are banned from Oriental Bay in Wellington, but an effort is underway to allow pooches to roam the sandy shore during summer months. Traditionally dogs can go on the beach in… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.There are growing concerns for the Hauraki Gulf's penguins with ten chicks found starving and dozens dead on Waiheke Island in the past few weeks. It has conservationists worried that we could be… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.More than 3,300 children have been killed in Gaza since the Hamas attacks on October 7, according to an aid agency. And a further 940 are missing; believed to be buried under the rubble of buildings… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.The Armed Offenders Squad member who led the first team into Al Noor Mosque has described his frustration at the time it took to get paramedics to assist victims. Read more Audio

5:26 PM.In a messy exit, Eddie Jones has officially quit as Wallabies coach less than a year into a five year deal. He'll leave the job next month, after the Wallabies failed to make the knockout stages of… Read more Video, Audio

5:20 PM.Calls are growing in the Far North for tougher action against roaming dogs and irresponsible owners after two fatal dog attacks in little more than a year. Some Northlanders are even calling for… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.It's been almost four years since the deadly Whakaari White Island eruption. Now the island's owners, the Buttles, are being held accountable for health and safety failings through their company… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Former Supie director Ben Kepes says the online supermarket's failure is tragic for everyone - and there are people lower on the food chain than the workers owed wages. 

Supie announced on Monday it… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.The country's biggest primary school kapa haka competition, Te Mana Kuratahi, is underway in Whakatū, Nelson. It's the first time the event has been held in the South Island, bringing competitors from… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.New Zealand's best and brightest gamers are gearing up for the Global Esports championships. The Women's DOTA 2 team and an E Football player qualified for the games in Saudi Arabia where they'll… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM.A photo exhibition's been set up to warn people to be extra vigilant of scams by sharing the stories of those who have been caught out. Nine out of ten New Zealanders were targeted by some kind of… Read more Video, Audio

5:41 PM.Three people were at home when Hutt valley toddler Ruthless-Empire was fatally injured according to police, so why more than a week on, hasn't anyone been charged? The trio have been indentified as… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.Online grocer Supie has gone out of business today owing at least $3 million. The Auckland based independent virtual supermarket has gone into voluntary administration after launching just two and… Read more Video, Audio