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5:17 PM.A Treaty lawyer said today's Supreme Court judgment on Māori coastal rights could set a precedent for more Māori customary-rights claims over riverbeds. The Court found riverbeds deemed to be part of… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.Auckland council has stood firm with its plans to covert a chunk of Takapuna Golf course into flood storage and probably halving it to a nine hole course, despite strong opposition. 10,000 people… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.A Taranaki father has shared his sense of loss and anger following the death of his son in a one-punch assault. About 200 people gathered at the Tukapa Rugby Club in New Plymouth today to remember… Read more Audio

4:50 PM.A group of Otago parents hope a so-called "dead rockers" fundraiser will help to turn a patch of dirt into a toddlers' playground. It's been more than a decade since the playground next to the… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.The South Wairarapa District Council wants to block use of an unformed paper road between the Cape Palliser light house and several Māori owned blocks of land through to the Waitutumu stream because… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.Foreign Minister Winston Peters has said Pacific nations and territories should not be told what to do by outsiders. His message comes ahead of the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in the… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.After more than four years living in a motel room, a New Plymouth man paralysed in a fall is finally in a home of his own. Shane Emeny's Kainga Ora house has been modified for a wheelchair user and… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.There was little in the way of surprises from the All Blacks team naming today. Scott Barrett returns from injury to lead the team into this Sunday's showdown with the Pumas in Argentina. Despite a… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Exploiting workers and paying them under the minimum wage has cost a bakery owner more than $330,000. The owner of Murupara's Bakehouse cafe has been convicted of four charges of making false or… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about the trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong has facing further delays, as well as South Korea's top court has handed a big… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.You may have heard of quiet quitting, people who do the absolute bare minimum and collect their paycheque at the end of the month, But what about quiet cracking? Quiet cracking, refers to who people… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Australia correspondent Nicole Johnston spoke to Lisa Owen about Australia's unemployment figures looking positive, as well as the average weekly salary for full-time workers hitting a record high.  Audio

5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:33 PM.Some of the world's top darts players will be in Auckland this weekend for the New Zealand Darts Masters. The Auckland event is the seventh and final tournament of the World Series of Darts for this… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.Napier Port has revealed its cruise ship revenue is down nearly 10%. Bookings for the upcoming season that starts in October are headed in the same direction. Cruise ship numbers in the Bay of Island… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Plans to block road access to a remote stretch of the South Wairarapa coastline will deny sufers access to one country's most pristine surf breaks. South Wairarapa District Council wants to close… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.A woman is dead after being shot by the police officers called to her home over concerns for her safety. A man remains in hospital in a stable condition after also being shot by police. Officers were… Read more Audio

4:51 PM.The Prime Minister has stuck to his criticism of his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, but said he has also been critical of Hamas. Yesterday Christopher Luxon said the Israeli prime minister… Read more Audio

4:41 PM.An expert in traumatic brain injuries is calling for consistent protocols when dealing with concussions in schoolyard sport to prevent debilitating long-term impacts. While there's greater awareness… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.A soldier with links to far right groups and who is accused of spying will face a court martial hearing next week - a first-of-its-kind prosecution that's for now shrouded in secrecy. The Linton-based… Read more Audio

4:29 PM.The future of test cricket could be at threat, according to Cricket Australia's boss who believes the 5-day format could bankrupt cricketing baords. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:24 PM.Kiwis are eating 10% fewer potatoes than we were just over a decade ago. New industry research shows a quarter of people eating fewer spuds are passing on them because they are worried about their… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump warning thay there will be "very severe consequences" for Russia if the war in Ukraine doesn't stop after he meets with… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.A Christchurch college is bringing back uniforms for its senior students after decades of them wearing their own clothes, despite its community and students strongly opposing the move. Some of the… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about migrant crossings to the UK reaching a new high, as well as millions of dollars worth of luxury cars being seized in central London. Audio