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4:07 PM.Kingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero Awhitu is lying in state at Turangawaewae marae in Ngaruawahia. Powhiri has welcomed representatives of Tainui-Waka federation and representatives from across… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.However, Qantas chief executive Vanessa Hudson is confident that the damage control is working after a turbulant time under Ms Hudson's controversial predecessor Alan Joyce. Australia correspondent… Read more Audio

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

5:31 PM.Sam Cane is back in the All Black number seven jersey to take on the Springboks this weekend in Johannesburg. It's one of only minimal changes to the squad that defeated Argentina 42-10 at Eden Park… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.Darleen Tana's last-ditch legal bid has won her an extra fortnight's breathing time - after her former party agreed to delay the decision over her fate. Audio

5:06 PM.Air New Zealand's profit has taken a massive dive today, the national airline has posted an underlying profit of $222 million dollars to the year ending June, that's a drop of more than half. While… Read more Audio

4:50 PM.A massive police bust has seen every member of the Comancheros gang chapter in Christchurch arrested. Other gang members and associates in Auckland are also facing charges and millions of dollars… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.Some South and West Auckland liquor stores fear they could lose up to 40% of their business with new rules preventing the sale of alcohol after 9pm. The new rules will come into effect from December… Read more Audio

4:40 PM.One city watching how Auckland's plan progresses is Christchurch. It's Mayor has added his voice to the call for the city to investigate 9 PM closing for off-licence liquor outlets and he's been… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.The Paralympics have officially begun with an opening ceremony in Paris this morning and New Zealand's first athletes will be in action in cycling and badminton tonight. Getting to any pinnacle event… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Thousands of shoppers swarmed the aisles of a massive new Asian supermarket for its opening day in North-west Auckland today. The Foodie Asian store in Westgate, is 3800 square metres in size, which… Read more Audio

4:26 PM.Wine sales are down but it's not our taste for the tipple that is souring. The tough economic conditions that are affecting a lot of businesses - are also having an impact on how we buy our booze… Read more Audio

4:20 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Anna Thomas about reports surfacing of an altercation at a significant military cemetery involving members of Donald Trump's campaign team. Audio

4:07 PM.A debate is blooming in Christchurch on whether or not people should be allowed to pick flowers in public parks. It follows some pretty brazen thefts in the Garden City, of not just flowers but entire… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.Africa correspondent Elna Schutz speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the Mpox virus being on the rise in Africa, things not looking great for South Africa's local governments through an audit to see how… Read more Audio

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

5:27 PM.After yet another dubious refereeing decision went against the side on Friday night, Andrew Webster says he can no longer ignore the obvious pattern of bias, sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.The wife of a man killed in Monday's fatal crash on State Highway One south of Auckland said she was supposed to be travelling with him that day but her husband stopped her. Father of six Uili Fa'aofo… Read more Audio

5:05 PM.Leaked documents show West Coast Health has proposed closing weekend and after-hours GP clinics and using a telehealth service instead. Marked as confidential and for Te Whatu Ora staff only - the… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.An Otago Principal said teachers are struggling with extreme behavioural issues and a lack of specialist support and the last thing they need is to be dealing with curriculum changes. Pembroke School… Read more Audio

4:40 PM.The proposed closure of two large North Island mills is already hurting the local economy in Raetihi, with people moving away and local businesses feeling the pinch. The forest products company… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.Scientists at Waikato Regional Council have been working around the clock carrying out tests after arsenic was found in the Ohinemuri river. The river turned a bright orange colour after it was… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.The independent MP Darleen Tana has taken legal action in a bid to prevent their former party, the Greens, from potentially ousting them from Parliament. Green Party delegates were due to meet this… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.The America's Cup has been the target of protests, with critics blasting the event as "elitist and opaque" and claiming it is driving up prices for locals and putting Barcelona under more pressure… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.New Zealand's most senior citizens took to the streets today to rally against cuts to aged care staffing. The aged care residents made their presence felt outside the Takina Convention Centre as the… Read more Audio