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5:48 PM.Love 'em or loathe 'em, the feijoa season is upon us.

And buyers are being warned the fruit might be a little bit banged up this season, thanks to the extreme weather.

Some fruit and vege crops were… Read more Video, Audio

5:46 PM.Police are continuing to search around Petone Beach where a shoe with a foot inside was found on Saturday.

Krystal Gibbens spoke to some locals. Read more Audio

5:35 PM.The father of one of the 29 men who died in the Pike River Mine hopes a High Court decision will change the justice system.

Bernie Monk believes there's an abuse of legal privilege, and he wants to… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.Bar and restaurant owners in Wellington - Te Whanganui-a-Tara - say they're hanging on to business by the skin of their teeth.

They're blaming the usual suspects - the pandemic, cost of living… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.White Ferns star Amelia Kerr has won cricket's inaugural Women's Indian Premier League title with the Mumbai Indians.

The allrounder played a big part in the seven wicket win over the Delhi Capitals… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.The east coast of the Coromandel remains largely cut off from the rest of the country, with access in and out severely impacted by the summer's cyclones.

A fix for the biggest slip in the region on… Read more Video, Audio

5:11 PM.Calls tonight for blanket ban on caged eggs. The animal welfare group, SAFE is delivering a petition with more than 30,000 signatures to Parliament this week.

Battery hen cages have been banned since… Read more Video, Audio

5:08 PM.The Greens co-leader Marama Davidson has caused a stir after she told a far right activist - it is white cis men who cause violence in the world.

Opposition parties have criticised the remarks -… Read more Audio

6:19 PM.World Athletics has become the latest sporting body to issue a blanket ban on transgender women competing in track and field events, despite a lack of conclusive evidence they have an advantage.

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6:15 PM.Among the cuts on the table in Auckland Council's budget proposal is a slashing of funds for arts and culture - including the UNESCO City of Music programme.

This programme aims to strengthen the… Read more Audio

6:11 PM.The Māori All Blacks are one of New Zealand's top sports teams, and now cricket could follow in their footsteps.

New Zealand Cricket is looking at creating a national Māori team and this Easter will… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.Recent rainfall has alleviated drought concerns in Otago and Southland, but it's still been another tough summer for southern farmers.

Hot and dry summers have been the norm in recent years - and… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 PM.Sheep may peeled or plucked, rather than just being shorn, following a breakthrough by scientists working on biological defleecing technology.

Australian researchers are experimenting with a corn… Read more Video, Audio

5:48 PM.With many people still reeling from the devastation in Hawke's Bay, a group of Auckland volunteers are rallying together to get hundreds of home cooked meals hand delivered.

Reporter Louise Ternouth… Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.State home tenants in houses badly damaged in the Auckland Anniversary weekend floods are living rent free until they are repaired.

Kainga Ora says more than 600 homes need repairing and they've… Read more Video, Audio

5:29 PM.Community gardens, marae projects, Neighbours Day and street parties all could be axed by local boards across Auckland.

They're under instruction to make cost savings, as the council tries to fill a… Read more Video, Audio

5:27 PM.K-Pop fans have gathered in in central Auckland to hear three artists perform.

Our reporter Felix Walton is there. Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.The fallout from Zane Robertson's doping continues as his twin brother, New Zealand Commonwealth Games long distance runner Jake, distances himself from the situation.

Zane has been banned from all… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.Auckland's weekend ferry services are virtually sunk, with multiple cancellations and timetable disruptions.

Operators Fullers360 says due to crew shortages all Half Moon Bay and inner harbour loop… Read more Video, Audio

5:12 PM.National's promised focus on reading, writing and maths has received a thumbs up at an Auckland school gate.

Christopher Luxon's announcement of the party's education policy placed a firm focus on… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Secondary school teachers nationwide will be striking on March 29. Following that they are planning rolling strikes, where different year levels will not be taught on various days.

The Post-Primary… Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.Rainbow community groups are taking the Immigration Minister to court over the decision not to block a controversial anti-transgender activist coming to New Zealand.

Immigration New Zealand decided… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.Waiheke's being expected to make deeper spending cuts than the rest of Auckland to meet the city's so-called budget shortfall of close to $300 million, according to its local board chair.

The 21… Read more Video, Audio