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5:17 PM.Hawaiian Airlines is bailing out of New Zealand over winter at least, choosing to fly more lucrative Northern hemisphere routes following patchy kiwi demand for American sunnymoons. The service, which… Read more Video, Audio

5:11 PM.The Middle East is on the "edge of an abyss". That's the warning from the United Nations. US President Joe Biden is asking for billions of dollars in funding for Ukraine and Israel, telling the… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM.A worker at a Manawatū concrete company lost his right arm when he had to pull himself from a machine he was cleaning. The company he worked for, Dunlop Drymix Ltd, has today been sentenced in the… Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.A 13 year old Dunedin boy has launched a campaign to bring back direct, international flights to the city. The flights haven't been reinstated since borders re-opened and it seems young Benjamin… Read more Video, Audio

5:36 PM.Some restaurant owners are looking forward to the end of fair pay agreements and the reintroduction of 90 day trials. They're two promises made by National on the campaign trail. But the Union for… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.The All Blacks have welcomed protocol-breacher Mark Telea back into the starting side for the semi final match against Argentina. Sam Whitelock joins Telea in the starting side and Samisoni Taukei'aho… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.A Wellington mother who RNZ understands was killed by her son, was a beloved member of the community she lived in. Irene Katsou-Giannis was found dead in her home in Miramar on Monday. Our reporter… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.An expensive game of wack a mole that can destroy some businesses. That's how a boutique NZ company describes the constant battle against China based counterfeiters stealing their intellectual… Read more Video, Audio

5:49 PM.Science staff and students at Massey University are fighting to save their jobs, and their studies. The cash-strapped university is proposing to slash science causes from its Albany campus, which… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.A veteran police officer is trying to get people to buckle their kids in. Over the past seven weeks, Taupo police have set up seatbelt Checkpoints near schools and other spots around the district. 94… Read more Video, Audio

5:36 PM.Waka kotahi says new road safety cameras that track a cars speed over a length of road are way more effective at reducing crashes than fixed spot speed cameras. The so called point to point cameras… Read more Audio

5:29 PM.A US water warrior immortalised by Hollywood has told a New Zealand crowd that water problems are getting much worse. But Erin Brockovich's message to a Water NZ industry conference today is that… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.The All Blacks coaches are unlikely to make too many changes for the side that runs out against Argentina in the World Cup semifinal. The two sides will meet in Paris on Saturday morning New Zealand… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.Winston Peters has touched down in the capital, as New Zealand First seeks to position itself as a power-player in approaching government negotiations. Any official talks involving National ACT and… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.Claims and counter claims after a massive explosion at the Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital in Gaza. Hundreds of Palestinians died after a suspected rocket hit the building. It was packed with the sick… Read more Video, Audio

6:10 PM.New research has found "significant gaps" in the way domestic violence victims are checked for brain injuries. A study of over 600 incidents of domestic violence that presented to Wellington Hospital… Read more Audio

6:06 PM.Auckland Light Rail is one of many Labour Party projects on the chopping block under the incoming National government. The party has promised to scrap plans for the city-to-airport link within its… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 PM.Long time labour MP, former minister and leader of the Party Andrew Little has called time on his political career to make way for a talent refresh after the weekend's drubbing. The former union… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.A Coromandel tour operator now has some access to a key tourism drawcard after eight months of a rāhui. The Department of Conservation (DOC) closed the walking track to Cathedral Cove after extreme… Read more Video, Audio

5:36 PM.A bypass pipe at the site of an Auckland sinkhole is finally operating, meaning hundreds of litres of wastewater will no longer be flowing into the harbour. But that's where the good news ends… Read more Video, Audio