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5:49 PM.The Greens are facing some friendly fire from Labour in the Auckland Central seat, making the race a tight run thing for the incumbent, Chloe Swarbrick. Swarbrick prized the seat off National last… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.Streets surrounding Wellington's Parliamentary precinct have been closed as police and the council brace for an influx of protesters. Buses routes have been diverted and commuters this morning had to… Read more Audio

5:39 PM.Yet another roadblock for people displaced by this year's summer storms. Earlier this month, the government established an assistance package for people unable to get back into their homes after the… Read more Audio

5:34 PM.Queenstown's cryptosporidium outbreak continues to grow with forty confirmed cases. On top of that, there's ten probable cases and eight under investigation. The parasitic infection can cause severe… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.Ever experience that sinking feeling at the Airport baggage carousel when you've arrived at your end destination but your undies, tooth brush and the rest of your precious luggage has not? It's… Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.The Silver Ferns must win tonight's second test in Porirua if they're to avoid an embarassing series loss to a side they labelled England B. England won the opening game by a goal with a side that did… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.Labour and National traded barbs today over their economic credibility, with both saying the other could not be trusted. Chris Hipkins published his party's full fiscal plan this morning to prove it… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.Police have shot at an armed man after vehicle pursuit this afternoon. The incident began just before 3:30 this afternoon when they spotted a vehicle of interest in Te Atatu Peninsula. They pursued… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Aucklanders are being warned to stay out of the ocean after the collapse of a major central city sewage pipe which contaminated CBD beaches. A sink hole, at least thirteen metres deep opened up at the… Read more Video, Audio

6:09 PM.A tongue in cheek campaign has been launched in Australia to encourage Kiwis there to vote in the upcoming election. "This election, Australia decides." Overseas voting opens tomorrrow and… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.A former chef who has cooked around 170-thousand meals for cyclone-affected families and volunteers in Hawke's Bay will soon hang up her apron for a well deserved break. Neela Neela has been feeding… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.The New Zealand government has given its full blessing to Cook Islands and Niue establishing diplomatic relations with the United States. At the second US/Pacific summit in Washington this morning… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.A trio of Northland brothers is on a mission to keep fruit and vege affordable for local families battling the cost of living crisis. Kumara is cracking more than $13 per kg in some bigger stores. But… Read more Video, Audio

5:32 PM.National is promising to impose tougher sanctions on beneficiaries who repeatedly fail to turn up to job interviews. Punishments could include mandatory community work or having their welfare support… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki will continue her tennis comeback at the ASB Classic in January. It will be the eighth time the Danish star has played in the Auckland tournament. The last… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.Two return convoys have managed to get through Haast Pass today as Waka Kotahi opened a single lane on the vital storm damaged route along state highway six. Muddy Creek Bridge north of Makarora was… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.There are now two investigations into how a fishing boat carrying thousands of litres of diesel ran aground near a Banks Peninsula marine reserve. Conservationists are worried endangered wildlife… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Cruel, dehumanising and out of touch. That's one description of National's policy to get more beneficiaries into work. But party leader Christopher Luxon's reckons it's a policy driven by love. If in… Read more Video, Audio

6:18 PM.Queenstown is fighting fires on a couple of fronts - as it cleans up from a state of emergency, and deals with a cryptosporidium outbreak. As well as that, the resort town is still dealing with a… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.Our political editor Jane Patterson speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6337779266112 Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.Pacific candidates from Labour, National, ACT and the Greens have locked horns over immigration, education and crime today. Spokespeople from the four parties have debated the issues at the RNZ… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.Queenstown hospitality venues are finding ways to deal with the boil water notice, as tourists stream in for the school holidays. There have now been 31 confirmed cases of the cryptosporidium gastro… Read more Audio