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5:29 PM.The clouds of confusion over the government's plans for big transport projects in two of New Zealand's major cities lifted slightly at Parliament today. Labour and National are under pressure to… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.New Zealand are out of the FIFA Women's World Cup but there is still plenty of football to be played both here and in Australia. The group games are wrapping up over the next couple of days with the… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.An Auckland renter is calling for more accountability for property managers after discovering her flat failed the government's Healthy Homes Standards. When Sarah Yates moved into the Mt Eden flat… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.A school community has protested this afternoon against a new vape shop setting up near the school gate. The shop is opposite Parakai School, near Helensville in west Auckland. New rules come into… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.Fire and Emergency says the increasing number of vehicles and devices powered by Lithium Ion batteries poses a growing fire risk. The warning comes after a person suffered critical injuries when an… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.A jury has heard how Lauren Dickason told a psychiatrist that killing her three children was a package deal. The 42-year-old is on trial for the murder of her three young daughters, Maya Karla and… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Hundreds of people with storm-damaged homes are still living in hotels and motels more than five months on from the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. The contracts for these lodgings have… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Secondary teachers should get a 14.5% pay rise delivered in three instalments according to an arbitration panel ruling. The pay stand off went to arbitration after talks broke down between the… Read more Video, Audio

5:29 PM.It can be a fraught political process, ranking incumbent MPs and any aspiring members of parliament on the party list. The list determines placing for MPs and candidates, for those who don't end up… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.The Silver Ferns are in unbeaten form at the Netball World Cup, where they're hoping to go back to back, after winning in 2019. But the side will be without star shooter Grace Nweke for their next… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM."Breathtakingly misleading" and "laughable at best", that's Transport Minister David Parker's take on the National Party's costing for one of its big election roading promises. The opposition party… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.National has unveiled its plans for New Zealand's transport network, if its elected in October. Its Transport for the Future plan has a big emphasis on roads, but it insists public transport hasn't… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.It's been revealed five hawkes bay councils have been offered a take or leave it deal by the government for the shared buy-out of high risk homes hit by extreme weather. In June the government… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.Last night we brought you the story of rubbish recyling in Auckland and by that we mean the litany of crimes concealed in our recyle bins, because we are not quite sure of the rules. Auckland council… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.When New Zealand was announced as co-host for the Football World Cup, the country's legion of Brazilian fans were ecstatic about seeing the women in yellow and green on these shores. But, all of… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.South African born Silver Ferns defender Karin Burger is about to realise a dream when the Netball World Cup starts tonight. Burger moved to New Zealand when she was 18 and started at club level… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.Residents of Auckland's coastal communities hard hit in the summer storms are breathing a sigh of relief. The council's announced those with homes that can't be lived in won't have to pay rates for… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.Dunedin football fans are fizzing ahead of hosting the Football Ferns' crucial showdown against Switzerland on Sunday. The match could make or break the home team's hopes to make the knockout round of… Read more Audio

5:29 PM.Auckland's Deputy Mayor expects the deadline for details of a joint buy-out for flood damaged homes to come and go without a deal being sealed. In June, the government anounced it will share the cost… Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.The All Blacks are expected to lock away two trophies for another year tomorrow night, when they take on the Wallabies for the first time this season. The match in Melbourne doubles as the Bledisloe… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.It looks like GST on food is going to be hard fought election turf. Te Pati Maori wants the 15 percent tax gone off all kai and Labour is rumoured to be ditching it off fruit and vege as an eleciton… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.A reprieve from the rising cost of food can't come soon enough, but an economist is warning that removing GST is not the answer. National claims Labour plans to remove GST from fruit and vegetables if… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Police are honing in on the movements of a car used by an alleged kidnapper, as the search continues for Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao. They wont say if there's any evidence Ms Bao has… Read more Video, Audio