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4:52 PM.A unique programme is offering former inmates a way back into society by offering them careers in horticulture. Over 60 prisoners have now been through the scheme, run by horticultural labour supply… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.The Commerce Commission has given telcommunications companies 12 months to come up with standardised coverage maps for all providers, so customers can actually compare the signal reach each one is… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.Tourism operators are hoping young people decide that New Zealand is the place to be this summer, as they look to recover from one of their worst winters on record. One hostel industry advocate said… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.The first test saw the All Blacks face a narrow defeat to the South African side in Johannesburg's rowdy Ellis Park Stadium and the next game will be played in Cape Town. There are also rumors of a… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.Visual journalist Nick Monro hit the streets to find out how much people reckon they would need saved up to comfortably retire. Video, Audio

4:23 PM.Do you really need a million dollars to retire? For many it's an utterly unattainable figure, with the weekly income just going to pay for the basics. That makes doing the retirement maths, in some… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Middle East correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Lisa Owen about the protest movement within Israel over the government's handling of ceasefire negotiations continuing throughout the week, Israel's… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.A spat over the Gordon Spratt Skate park, has gone viral, raising questions about who has the right of way when it comes to scooting. The video posted on social media that captures a stoush between… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan spoke to Lisa Owen about pressure growing on the Reserve Bank to bring forward interest rate cuts amid signs the economy is slowing faster than anticipated and… Read more Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:29 PM.The All Blacks have sprung several selection surprises for Sunday's test against the Springboks in Cape Town. Coming off a four-point loss to South Africa last weekend coach Scott Robertson has… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Should teens sit high-stakes NCEA literacy and numeracy tests before they are ready? It's a question confronting schools up and down the country as they prepare for the second round of reading… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.At least four people are dead and nine others have been injured after a student opened fire inside a US High School just days into the new school year. 14 year old Colt Gray was interviewed by police… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.Gulf harbour locals say they've been threatened with a weapon by a freedom camper living at the abandoned Gulf Harbour country club - the men camping there say they are the ones being harassed. The… Read more Audio

5:06 PM.Just hours after being named the new Maori Queen - Nga wai hono i te po - is due to give her first speech this evening as the head of the Kingitanga. Her raising up ceremony this morning started off a… Read more Audio

4:50 PM.A South Auckland school is hoping a brazen thief who's pinched their wrestling teams brand new uniforms will be wrestling with their guilty conscience and will return the stolen property. The De La… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.Boxer David Nyika's upcoming bout is back on thanks to an experienced American who has accepted a last minute call-up. Nyika's orginial Australian opponent for next week's fight failed a drugs test… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.The Hermes Birkin bag designed and named for British actress and singer Jane Birkin, can go for hundreds of thousands of dollars and way above their purchase prices on resale platforms. That's partly… Read more Audio

4:18 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about the latest in US law and politics and a house in California is on the market for an absolute bargain, but there's a catch. Audio

4:06 PM.Kiingi Tuheetia has taken his final journey, carried up the steep incline of the Taupiri Maunga by members of the Taniwharau and Turangawaewae rugby league clubs alongside rope handlers from the… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Africa correspondent Elna Schutz speaks to Lisa Owen about a new report suggesting the costs of climate change across African countries isn't just environmental, the level of competiveness across… Read more Audio

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

5:33 PM.Leaders of Pacific communities in New Zealand and abroad stood in solidarity today as they joined with former New Zealand prime ministers and leaders paying their respects to Kiingi Tuheitia. The… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.Sports reporter Bridget Tunncliffe speaks to Lisa Owen about a record number of Australians will be playing in New Zealand's ANZ Netball premiership next year and the latest at the US Open. Audio

5:24 PM.The grocery commissioner Pierre van Heerden is waving a red flag about the state of competition across the country's big supermarkets. The Commission's first report since last year's reforms said… Read more Audio