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5:27 PM.Animal control is grappling with a surge in dog attacks in Auckland. There have been almost 2500 attacks in the year to June, 250 more than the same time last year. Over 2500 canines had to be put… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.New Zealand Rugby League is signaling a new era for the men's and women's national sides ahead of the inaugural Pacific Championships. After losing the World Cup final to Australia last year the Kiwi… Read more Video, Audio

5:10 PM.All Rugby players from the team that trashed the Ranfurly shield are available for selection for this weekend's games despite an ongoing investigation into behaviour at a post match party. Pictures of… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.Both Labour and National were back on the hustings today, encouraging people to vote, but as many as 1 million New Zealanders have yet to receive their EasyVote card. People do not need the card to… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.Scientists studying dramatic Antarctic sea ice loss have called for urgent reductions to greenhouse gases to keep the planet within liveable conditions. Marine and ice specialists from top research… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 PM.The Panmure-Ōtāhuhu electorate, or Manukau East as it was formerly known, has long been a Labour stronghold. Labour MP Jenny Salesa has held the seat for three terms and has her eyes on a fourth. But… Read more Video, Audio

5:49 PM.The budget for fixing Wellington's Town Hall has blown out to nearly double the estimated cost. The building has been closed for close to a decade after it was deemed an earthquake risk in 2009. Bill… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.A man's been sentenced to ten months home detention for a "callous and cowardly attack "on a dog walker with a samurai sword. Darryn Clarke, 43, earlier pleaded guilty to causing grevious bodily harm… Read more Video, Audio

5:37 PM.A normally pristine Hawkes Bay beach is still blanketed with slash following Cyclone Gabrielle, but there's no money to clean the wood debris away. Waikare Beach, a regional gem, is inundated with… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.The Black Caps got the ideal hitout ahead of their opening Cricket World Cup game against England on Thursday with a win in their final warm-up match in India. In a rain-reduced game against South… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.Aucklanders could be facing a double-digit rates hike next year, as the city council again looks at how to cover costs. Earlier this year, council put rates up by 7.7 percent as part of a plan to plug… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.Several councils and government ministries could be facing bills in the hundreds of thousands to fit essential filters to their drinking water supplies in the wake of Queenstown's cryptosporidium… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.Chris Hipkins reckon's he'll be fighting fit and ready to re-enter the campaign arena post covid. But the scrapping's well and truly started without him. In isolation, he's dealing with distractions… Read more Audio

6:16 PM.Hawke's Bay Magpies' Ranfurly Shield win has been marred by after game antics - after a photo emerged showing the shield broken in two with small piles of white powder on half of it. New Zealand Rugby… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Returning to our earlier story about the coastal walkway on Auckland's North Shore that's been closed due to a stoush between a land owner and the council. For years, the owner of the Firth family… Read more Video, Audio

5:49 PM.Business owners around Greymouth on the South Island's West Coast know about tough times, trading through coal mine closures, the Christchurch quakes and recessions. And then there's Covid and a cost… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.National says its candidates have been subject to incidents of violence and intimidation during the election campaign. Its campaign chair says one candidate has been forced to move house after a gang… Read more Video, Audio

5:40 PM.Dozens of flights have been cancelled and Cook Strait Ferry crossings abandoned as severe gales continue to lash many parts of the country. Power has also been cut in many areas, and wind warnings are… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.Commuters on Auckland's Gulf Harbour peninsula are facing even more cancelled ferry trips, leaving some with no option but to spend two hours on a bus if they need to get to town. From today, the Gulf… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.The public has been blocked from a hugely popular coastal walkway, because of a stoush between the council, and a property owner. The Takapuna to Milford coastal walk runs through the Firth family… Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.The Wallabies are playing a waiting game in France as wait until next Monday to find out their fate at the Rugby World Cup. A win over Portugal this morning means the Australians will be hoping Fiji… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.The Labour Party is accusing National's leader Christopher Luxon of chickening out of a debate. The high-profile Press Debate in Christchurch was set to go ahead tomorrow evening, until Chris Hipkins… Read more Audio