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5:24 PM.This story deals with suicide and mental health. The parents of a Tauranga teenager who took her own life are calling for improvements to the country's mental health system. 16-year-old Maddie Hall… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Thousands of reports have flooded in about a vile, sickening smell coming from Christchurch's burnt out waste water treatment plant. The pong has plagued the suburb of Bromley and surrounding areas -… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.As the school year gets underway, recently released data shows while the number of students regularly turning up to school is improving it is still a long way from the government's goal of 80 percent… Read more Audio

4:49 PM.A pediatric specialist is urging Aotearoa's drug agency to fund weight loss drugs for teenagers. A Pharmac advisory panel has provisionally recommended funding Wegovy for chronic weight management in… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Social media giant Meta says banning young people from its platforms will never work but supporters of a law change are crying foul, saying the owner of Facebook and Instagram is using the same… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.Over $170,000 of desperately needed money has been raised for whanau in the flood ravaged East Cape of the North Island. But the chair of Manaaki Matakaoa says locals are in for a long slog when the… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Squash will debut at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and with the qualifying procedure now revealed it is good news for New Zealand's top player. There will be a men's and a women's competition… Read more Audio

4:26 PM.The National Iwi Chairs Forum has unanimously backed a High Court challenge from Hauraki iwi Ngāti Manuhiri against the Governments Marine and Coastal Area Act passed last year. The Act makes it… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Bill and Hillary Clinton agreeing to give evidence about their relationship with dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before Congress, as well as… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.A gear change in driver licensing has some instructors concerned. The government has unveiled the first major changes to the system in 15 years, meaning drivers won't have to sit a second practical… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Diane To spoke to Lisa Owen about Prince Andrew facing more pressure over his ties to the lat convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as well as others who have been… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:31 PM.Several new laws will take affect in the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season, including reducing the influence of the much-maligned TMO. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:25 PM.A Dunedin Wildlife Hospital suspects modern windows could be to blame for an increasing number of serious injuries in Aotearoa's native wood pigeon or Kereru. Window strike is the most common reason… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.Efforts are underway to salvage a damaged catamaran that ran aground in Canterbury's Banks Peninsula at the weekend. The Black Cat Cruises vessel got into trouble during a return journey on Akaroa… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The government has revealed its new school report for students aged five to 15 and has said it will give parents clearer more consistent information on how their children are progressing. The report… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.The appalling and reckless behaviour of dirt bike riders is putting children's lives at risk according to police. They are appealing for members of the public to help to with any dash cam or… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.A project at the cutting edge of cancer research hopes to build a collection of tiny lab-grown tumours at the University of Auckland. Smaller than a grain of sand, these tumour structures can be used… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.While it's been a turbulent time for the All Blacks, it seems you can always count on the Black Ferns Sevens to bring a smile to the faces of New Zealand rugby fans. The team captured another World… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.A former Olympic rower is hoping there is some honour among thieves after his gold medal was stolen from his Christchurch home while he was away for the weekend. Les O'Connell, won the medal at the… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about new warnings about the prospect of an American attack on Iran, as well as a major milestone in Gaza with the reopening of its most… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.A Christchurch City Councillor is calling for a hotline for residents to dob in Air BnB operators that might be breaking the rules. New regulations came into effect in 2023 meaning anyone renting out… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about Prime Minister Keir Starmer's trip to China, the European Union formally adding Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to its… Read more Audio

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

5:32 PM.British boxer Anthony Joshua has broken weeks of public silence and spoken for the first time since a car crash which killed two of the former world heavyweight champion's close friends. Joshua was a… Read more Audio