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4:24 PM.A teenager's been arrested over a so called "smishing" scam using sophisticated tech that police have never seen in New Zealand before."Smishing," is when a piece of technology called a blaster… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about new information in Donald Trump's election inteference case being unsealed and Joe Biden's visit to North Carolina with Kamala Harris to assess… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Civil defence has activated its bunker in Dunedin and people are being told to be prepared and not to travel - with a deluge of rain expected to last until late tomorrow night. It's hitting North… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.South Africa correspondent Elna Schutz spoke to Lisa Owen about new data revealing how profitable mining has been for rebels in the Congo, a virus outbreak and a number of hippos dying in Namibia. Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:27 PM.At times Republican JD Vance and Tim Walz appeared like old friends, agreeing to work together on key election issues like gun control and healthcare. But in other moments, they branded each other… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Gaza and Yemen are now all embroiled in escalating attacks and counter-attacks. The latest has seen Iran launch a barrage of missiles at Israel - it said in response to Israel… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people in Auckland if they have health insurance. Audio

5:09 PM.Is tanking faith in the health system driving more people to sign up for private insurance? The country's largest health insurer Southern Cross Health gained 15,000 new customers last year bringing… Read more Audio

4:55 PM.We all have our moments when big feelings can overtake us - but toddlers are especially prone to meltdowns. Now early childhood educators say there are certain activities designed to help kids manage… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.The Associate Health Minister has told RNZ she didn't intentionally hold back independent advice on heated tobacco products, and promises to release it tomorrow. Casey Costello has been under pressure… Read more Audio

4:38 PM.The contest to decide which team will face Team New Zealand in the America's Cup final is headed for a tense, down-to-the-wire finish. The challenger final between Italian syndicate Luna Rossa and… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.It could be up to four weeks before a group of southern mayors get the final financial prognosis for the Dunedin Hospital project. At a meeting on Monday Te Whatu Ora told them the numbers are being… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.Tim Southee has stepped down as skipper of the Black Caps. Southee said he believes its what's best for the team, following a dismal series loss to Sri Lanka, sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Democratic nominee Tim Walz and Republican nominee JD Vance quickly clashed over claims of illegal Haitian migrants in Springfield eating people's pets. Vance was fact checked by one of the moderators… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Changes include swapping out larger jets for much smaller twin- engine turboprop planes on some Queenstown and Dunedin flights; this means more than a hundred fewer seats on a flight. In some cases… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.Once the economic driver of Tairawhiti, forestry in some parts of the region has ground to a halt. The sector's decline has triggered calls for the government to urgently commit to helping resource a… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan spoke to Lisa Owen about how how critical the deal with Qatar Airways is to shaking up competition in Australia's airline industry, talks of Virgin Australia… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:30 PM.A new programme is being piloted at two kindergartens in Nelson and Motueka to help tamariki improve their speech skills before they start school. It comes after research shows children have fewer and… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.The All Whites begin the qualification process for the 2026 Football World Cup next week knowing they need to be the best team in region to progress. A team from Oceania will get automatic… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.In tough financial times more of us are lining up to get credit cards, with applications at their highest levels since 2021. This despite overall demand for consumer credit dropping 4 percent compared… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Patients could die if plans for a new Dunedin Hospital are down graded and it's backed up by research, according to the Nurses Organisation. 35,000 people marched in Dunedin at the weekend, opposing… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.A criminologist is calling on the government to invest in addiction programmes to treat the causes of crime, rather than spending billions of dollars on locking more people up. The government has… Read more Audio

4:48 PM.Lebanon's capital has been pummelled from the air by warplanes and now its border regions are being targeted by a ground invasion. Although it had been signalled, it is a major escalation. Middle East… Read more Audio