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5:46 PM.Wellington Hospital staff are worried a new parking plan will endanger the safety of shift workers and see patients unfairly fined. The City Council wants to limit more than 2000 parking spaces in… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.The Labour Party was on the backfoot on today's campaign trail, batting away another bad poll and broken promise. The new 'The Post / Freshwater Strategy' poll has support for the left bloc well… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.Telecommunications company One NZ, formerly Vodafone, has topped the Commerce Commissions rankings for poor cellphone customer service. The watch dog has released its first dashboard based on a survey… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.The All Blacks coach Ian Foster insists he's picked a side that has have the "firepower" to beat France in Saturday morning's Rugby World Cup opener in Paris. Foster has made four changes to his… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.A call tonight for security staff 24/7 at every emergency department in the country in response to a growing number of violent incidents. The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine wants all… Read more Video, Audio

5:08 PM.Some basic food and household items have shot up nearly 80 percent in the last 16 months. Checkpoint has been tracking the price of 36 items likely to be in a family's shopping trolley every week or… Read more Video, Audio

5:54 PM.You might think you're the king or queen of the backyard barbecue, but get ready to meet some cooks who will make you look like a rank amateur. Competitive barbecuing is firing up in New Zealand, with… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.Plans by Kainga Ora to build social housing in Kerikeri's town centre have been ruffling feathers in the Far North town. The agency's latest proposal, however, appears to take community concerns on… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.National will ditch the clean car subsidy for Electric Vehicles if it's in govenrment saying people who can afford a brand new electric car dont need a subsidy from taxpayers to buy it. But it is… Read more Video, Audio

5:33 PM.A private investigator who previously worked on the disappearance of Marokopa man Tom Philips and his children says it's a relief the police are finally taking the case seriously and treating it as a… Read more Video, Audio

5:30 PM.The chair of an Otago local board is refusing to explain his racist comments towards a staffer at a local pub. Strath-Taieri board chair, Barry Williams, has been censured by Dunedin City Council for… Read more Video, Audio

5:20 PM.Labour's leader will have a word with some of his MPs after they were caught making incorrect statements about what National and ACT have planned after the election. National says it shows the party… Read more Audio

5:11 PM.Is filling up at the petrol pump unfairly draining your wallet depending on where you live? Fuel companies have been asked for a please explain over significant & seemingly unjustified petrol price… Read more Video, Audio

5:07 PM.'I saw those robbers': A Te Kuiti local who came face to face with fugitive Tom Phillips and an accomplice after they allegedly robbed a bank, has described the chaos in the main street when it… Read more Audio

5:53 PM.A kiwi ice cream company is using reject gold kumara that would otherwise be destined for landfill to make gelato. Island Gelato Co. says recent flooding has seen the price of kumara reach record… Read more Video, Audio

5:49 PM.Two years ago, bookworms across the Auckland region rejoiced as Auckland Libraries stopped issuing fines for late returns. Since then, more than a million items have been returned after their due… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.Politicians are ramping up their campaigns after the major launches at the weekend, mixing and mingling with school children and waving signs at motorists around Wellington's Basin Reserve. While… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.Dunedin council wants the government to help fund managed retreat from flood prone properties in the south of the city. It's already in discussions with Treasury about what it calls a "voluntary… Read more Video, Audio

5:28 PM.It seems blind good luck is what's kept a pair of hapless mountain climbers alive. And it's prompted a strong warning from police. Another climbing party stumbled across the pair dressed in street… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.Days before the official announcement of the Cricket World Cup squad, Black Caps fans have been given some unexpected news. New Zealand Cricket has confirmed Kane Williamson will be included in the 15… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.The head of Wairarapa Hospital's Emergency Department Dr Norman Gray says it wasnt a hard decision to walk off the job. He says there's years of pent up frustration and concerns people are dying… Read more Video, Audio