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5:48 PM.Locals are still reeling from yesterday's violent assault at New Windsor dairy, desperate for change and exhausted after yet another frightening ordeal. A 24-year-old man appeared in Auckland District… Read more Audio

5:39 PM.Free at last, Chris Hipkins emerged from covid isolation today and back on the campaign trail for one last blitz. It's now close to a week until polling booths close and political parties are throwing… Read more Video, Audio

5:29 PM.Human poo in the drinking water is the likely cause of Queenstown's parasite induced gastro outbreak. There's been 62 confirmed cases of crypto, 18 probable and 24 under investigation. It can cause… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.The All Blacks have emphatically made their way into the quarter finals at the Rugby World Cup, after a 73-nil drubbing of Uruguay. They'll now likely face Ireland next weekend, but an upset could see… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.A bank boss believes scams are among the top three threats they're facing. And it's prompted SBS bank to drop its cap for online transfers via its app or internet banking, from $50,000 a day to just… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.Travellers to and from Queenstown faced a chaotic end to the school holidays after reports of an explosive device shut down the airport, led to cancelled flights and left them travellers stranded. The… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.You've heard from the sheriffs, now it's the turn of the deputies. National's Deputy leader, Nicola Willis and Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni. It's just over a week til the polls close and… Read more Video, Audio

5:48 PM.The water regulator Taumata Arowai has today released the names of 27 councils that are not complying with safe water drinking standards. It's revealed that 84 drinking water supplies across the… Read more Video, Audio

5:38 PM.The Cricket World Cup begins tonight and will keep sports fans awake at the opposite end of the day to the rugby. The 50 over showpiece will be played in India and begins with a highly anticipated… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.The number of people beating the crowds and advanced voting is lagging behind this time last election. But it's still early days, and in the South Auckland electorates of Panmure-Ōtāhuhu and Manurewa… Read more Video, Audio

5:27 PM.More than 300,000 people are being potentially supplied drinking water that doesn't have the necessary protective barriers. The country's water regulator, Taumata Arowai, has named 27 councils that… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.The next All Blacks coach has been reportedly asked not to attend All Blacks games while he's at the World Cup in France. Scott Robertson will take over from Ian Foster in the new year, and is in… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.Meanwhile the acting Race Relations Commissioner is calling for respect and dignity to be maintained at a time when political tensions are high saying she's concerned there's been racist and classist… Read more Video, Audio

5:12 PM.The latest poll has prompted a former Prime Minister out of retirement, with Sir John Key urging voters to swing behind National, to prevent it having to work with New Zealand First. It comes as the… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.An Auckland dairy owner is in a critical condition in hospital after what police are describing as a "violent and vicious attack". The man was stabbed at a dairy on New Windsor Road, and his wife was… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.The ACT party is the biggest loser in the latest TVNZ Verian poll with just 10 days to go until the election. Whilst National remains steady on 36 percent, no change from last week, David Seymour's… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 PM.The Silver Scroll Awards Ceremony, celebrating the country's best songwriters, is about to get started in Auckland's Parnell in just over an hour's time. Singer-songwriter Marlon Williams is chasing a… Read more Video, Audio

5:49 PM.A Dunedin vegetarian eatery that lets people pay what they can afford for a feed has tripled the number of meals its making each night. The Bowling club started as a food truck but moved into premises… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.Engineers have been assessing a massive landslip that's cut off more than 1500 residents from Gisborne, unless they want to take a significant detour. The slip has swept away a section of Tiniroto… Read more Video, Audio