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4:50 PM.It's been a wet and muddy day for lots of Wellington residents as significant rainfall has cause flooding and slips in the region. In Kapiti, the heavy downpours have caused the flooding of properties… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.With two Ruapehu mills set to close because of record high power prices, the government's promising action. As well as what it said are urgent actions agreed by Cabinet today, it's announced of the… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.A former political figure has been found guilty on eight charges of indecent assault dating back to the 1990's. The man has been on trial in the Auckland District Court for sexually abusing two… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.Kiwi athletes have triumphed across multiple sports, which gives the judges for the next Halberg Awards the unenviable task of deciding who takes home the country's top sports prize - the Supreme… Read more Video, Audio

4:30 PM.Lydia Ko has gone and done it again, the New Zealand golfer winning the British Open at St Andrews this morning. Ko hit a 3-under par round to win her third major by 2 shots, sports reporter Bridget… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.In a New Zealand first, Nelson is trialling an industry funded kerbside collection for soft plastics.That is the kind of plastic packaging you can scrunch up in your hand, the likes of wrappers… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown speaks to Lisa Owen about retaliation from the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah over the killing of one of its commanders and another round of ceasefire talks… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.A serious accident has closed State Highway One south of Auckland with all lanes closed in both directions. RNZ understands people have died and others have suffered critical injuries. A video posted… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Asia correspondent William Denselow speaks to Lisa Owen about North Korea taking issue with the United States selling Apache helicopters to the South, tensions at sea between China and the Philippines… Read more Audio

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

5:31 PM.Mount Smart has been renamed for tonight's Warriors match as the club gets set to farewell the Prince of Penrose. The side meet the Bulldogs tonight at 'Shaun Johnson Stadium,' closing the final… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.Confusion over who was in charge took hold among those tasked with responding to the grounding of the Aratere near Picton. Marlborough's harbourmaster has today released his report into the grounding… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.The industry group representing New Zealand growers has called for a total ban on Australian tomatoes. Tomatoes NZ said if the Tomato Brown Rugose virus gets across our borders it could descimate 80%… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.Visual journalist Nick Monro asked a few more people in Auckland who they would vote for and why in this year's election. Audio

5:11 PM.US Vice President Kamala Harris has officially accepted the Democratic party's presidential nomination. It came on the final evening of the Democratic National Convention which featured a star studded… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.The man, who has ongoing name suppression but is not a sitting MP, is on trial in Auckland this week, who is accused of sexually abusing two teenagers in the 1990s. He is accused of indecently… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Residents on Auckland's Waiheke Island say renters are being pushed out of the market, with some even resorting to living in sheds. They say the island is suffering from a housing crisis driven by… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.Warriors superstar Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has pledged his international playing future to the country, sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:25 PM.Is the coffee cup half empty when it comes to New Zealand's cafe scene? Stats NZ data shows that, for the first time on record, the number of restaurants and cafes shrank compared to the year before… Read more Audio

4:18 PM.Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart speaks to Lisa Owen about major rail shut down in Canada could have a huge knock-on effect for the global supply chain and Canada's Conservative Party in hot… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people on the streets of Auckland which presidential candidate they would vote for and why. Audio

4:05 PM.Couples might be ready to say I do - but their wallets are not. Data from Stats NZ shows weddings could also be suffering from the economic downturn. Not only has the number of weddings decreased… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about the right to own a pet crocodile emerging as a divisive issue days out from the election in the Northern Territory. Audio

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

5:29 PM.Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen about All Blacks assistant coach Leon MacDonald quitting and head coach Scott Robertson saying his departure is due to things not quite clicking between the former… Read more Audio