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5:07 PM.The Labour Government is lauding the latest economic numbers, promising a light at the end of tunnel for struggling families. It opened its books today for Treasury's pre-election update also known as… Read more Audio

6:21 PM.Back to that news of a dire poll for the Labour Party, the latest Newshub-Reid research polls show the party has dropped to its lowest level since Andrew LIttle was the leader. Labour's dropped a… Read more Video, Audio

6:17 PM.A pathway into work in Canterbury's health system for Maori and Pasifika has been so successful, whanau and friends of participants are signing up to new intakes. Whakamana Whanau aims to get people… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.Just a few days into the official election campaign, Newshub's latest Newshub-Reid Research poll shows Labour has plunged to its lowest level since Andrew Little was the leader. National and Act are… Read more Video, Audio

5:54 PM.Concern tonight that someone could be killed on Otago's bike trails in a collision with virtually silent high powered electric motorcyles illegally using the tracks. Electric bicycles up to 300 watts… Read more Video, Audio

5:48 PM.Rugby fans in France for the World Cup are contending with massive crowds, packed trains and severe heat. Attendees are being told to bring their own water bottles after stadiums ran out food and… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Farmers are bracing for hotter, drier and windier months ahead as the return to El Niño heralds possible drought conditions for parts of Aotearoa. NIWA predict El Niño will be declared in the coming… Read more Audio

5:29 PM.Between the naming of the Black Caps squad for the Cricket World Cup and a piece of New Zealand tennis history, it's been a big day of sport Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe joins Lisa Owen from… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.As the price of eggs continues to skyrocket industry reps says they're still playing catch up following a ban on cage farming, facing higher production costs and building up flock numbers. Checkpoint… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.National's plans to evict unruly Kianga Ora tenants will just see more people living in cars and substandard lodges according to one policy analyst. The party says there is deep community frustration… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.The plight of cancer patients having to travel away from their homes & families for treatment. The Cancer Society in Christchurch is having to use motels to house Otago/Southland cancer patients and… Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.It's Tongan language week, and our next story is from a Tongan community in East Auckland's Tamaki area who have set up a new gardening club to grow their own food to combat the high cost of living… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.How young is too young to talk politics? Well you may be surprised. As part of a Save the Children campaign, close to two thousand primary students from 25 schools will cast their votes ahead of the… Read more Video, Audio

5:37 PM.The Anglican church is considering whether to sell Christchurch's cardboard cathedral to plug a shortfall in the budget for restoring the original descimated in the earthquakes. The church leadership… Read more Video, Audio

5:28 PM.A lag in new laws means a vape store's able to set up metres from a Hastings primary school just weeks before a rule change that would scuttle it. And it's outraged some community members. They say to… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.The Rugby World Cup is almost here, just one sleep to go! The All Blacks take on France in the opening match tomorrow morning at 7:15 New Zealand time. A sell out crowd of 80 thousand is preparing to… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.A group of migrants scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars for the promise of work in New Zealand now have just three days before they have nowhere to live. Immigration New Zealand officials are… Read more Video, Audio

5:10 PM.Te Whatu Ora's apologising to cancer patients who may face disruption due to a shortage of senior doctors at Dunedin Hospital. The hospital will lose its accreditation to train junior oncology doctors… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.The All Blacks are about to wake up and begin their game day preparations for tomorrow morning's Rugby World Cup opener against hosts France in Paris. Both teams are desperate to win and send a… Read more Audio

6:14 PM.One of New Zealand's most successful and influential netball coaches, Robyn Broughton has died, after a recent illness. She's best known as coach of the supremely successful Southern Sting from 1998… Read more Audio

6:10 PM.There are fears six-storey apartment blocks will shade homes and destroy Nelson's sunny reputation. A proposed change in planning rules to enable greater housing intensification has drawn opposition… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.A rare moment of consensus during what's been a very fractious election campaign: Labour, National and the Greens all pledging to build 1,000 state homes a year in Auckland if elected. But are the… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.How many times a day would you fire off a cute, sometimes sassy little icons that have become an online language of their own. Emojis. Everything from a heart or thumbs up to a smiling poo. But it… Read more Video, Audio