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5:10 PM."Lord have mercy on the disabled community," was said by a legally blind New Plymouth man who's gutted about plans to carve up Whaikaha, the Ministry for Disabled people. The government's anounced… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.A warning; Counterfeit cops are scamming vulnerable people out of ten of thousand of dollars, by convincing them they're providing evidence for a sting. The actual police are warning; this is a… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.International tourists said charging an entry fee at Te Papa is like keeping history behind a paywall. The muesum has announced a $35 fee will be brought in next month, for overseas visitors aged over… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Jamie Wall speaks to Lisa Owen about the All Blacks game at Eden Park this weekend and what changes have been made to the All Blacks. Audio

4:25 PM.For some of us - scrimping and saving to take a holiday is one of the highights of the year. But what happens when you don't the take holiday and the employer has to pay you instead? Well, it sounds… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Canada correspondent speaks to Lisa Owen about a scathing report from the UN about the country's temporary foreign worker's program, Jasper residents being allowed to return home after a devastating… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.Visual journalist Nick Monro went to Northcote in Auckland to see how often people check their receipts after a shop. Audio

4:05 PM.A ruckus is brewing over supermarket receipts. The Grocery Commissioner has put supermarkets on notice, warning them if they overcharge shoppers at the til then a customer should get the product for… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about a call from leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton, for a temporary ban on accepting Palestinian refugees fleeing Israel's war in Gaza. The… Read more Audio

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

5:27 PM.Sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen about Sam Cane named today to be on the bench in the side to play Argentina in Auckland on Saturday and more Black Caps turning down contracts. Audio

5:23 PM.Instead of building a large acute services building that was approved by cabinet - it is now going to redevelop the hospital in what's being called a "phased approach". But there are big questions… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.A Coroner has been urged to recommend the police reopen an investigation into what happened to Lachlan Jones. It has been more than five years since the three year old boy was found unresponsive at… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The Minister for Disability Issues Louise Upston wants to strip Whaikaha or the Disability Ministry, of its role in delivering support services, and instead shift it to the Minstry of Social… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Police investigating the Auckland City Mission meth lollies are now looking into claims someone is trying to sell one of the class A sweets online. Earlier today, they'd located 29 of the sweets that… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.The dedicated ministry that disabled advocates fought decades for is facing a major scale back. The government wants to shift Whaikaha's responsibilities for delivering support services over to the… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.The All Blacks have named their side for their crucial return test against Argentina in Auckland. Coach Scott Robertson has opted for four changes from the side which was beaten by the Pumas in the… Read more Audio

4:26 PM.Real Estate agency Barfoot and Thompson is closing one of its Auckland offices because of concerns over anti social behaviour and violence in the neighbourhood. It's had a Panmure branch for more than… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.United States correspondent speaks to Lisa Owen about claims from the Trump campaign that Iranian hackers inteferred with campaign information that was sent to media outlets, the vice presidential… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Wellington City Council has spent $84,000 on a bike rack, that a survey shows is only used by 2.7 bikes a week on average. The two tiered covered rack is on Oriental parade and has space for multple… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.Africa correspondent Elna Schutz speaks to Lisa Owen about Sudan getting struck by severe weather, renewed talks over a territorial dispute bringing tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia back into the… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.Around a tenth of students from Wellington Girls' College turned up to Parliament grounds today saying they had nowhere else to go. All 1300 students were sent home on Monday after a main teaching… Read more Audio

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

5:33 PM.Lydia Ko is not done yet, the kiwi is still coming to terms with the highlight of her esteemed career, Olympic gold, but our golfing GOAT has her sights set on achieving more greatness, sports… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.Maney and Stone are appealing their convictions for the 1989 murder of West Auckland man Deane Fuller-Sandys and Stone is additionally appealing his conviction for the rape and murder of Leah… Read more Audio