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

5:32 PM.In Auckland, Trademe data shows rental listings up 41%, with nearly 1500 more properties for rent during the same period. As Lucy Xia reports, experts have said the economic climate has forced some… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.Felicity Reid speaks to Lisa Owen about the All Whites playing in the Pacific Islands for the first time in seven years when they defend their OFC Nations Cup title, New Zealand kick off their… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.A woman was burnt to blistering after being soaked in scorching coffee during turbulance on an Air N-Z flight to Queenstown, while cabin crew were serving hot drinks. Audio

5:17 PM.Marama Davidson will soon take leave while undergoing treatment - but plans to return to Parliament and her leadership role in about 4 months later this year, Craig McCulloch reports. Audio

5:15 PM.Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people if the taxpayer should foot the bill for a defence force plane to get an upgrade - or if we should just let the Prime Minister fly on commercial airlines. Audio

5:08 PM.The boss of Air New Zealand said he'll spend a flight to Japan personally apologising to passengers for the inconvience of diverting to pick up a trade delegation stranded after the Prime Minister's… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.Police hunting for fugative Tom Phillips and his three children continue to sift through more than 70 new leads, since offering an $80,000 reward. Australian David Craig, is an expert on covert… Read more Audio

4:41 PM.The government is moving ahead with one of it's policy agreements with New Zealand First, making it easier to put up granny flats or small structures in residential and rural areas. Lillian Hanly… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Felicity Reid speaks to Lisa Owen about the Black Caps signing off their T20 Cricket World Cup campaign against Papua New Guinea in Trinidad and Tobago in the early hours of tomorrow morning. Audio

4:18 PM.Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown speaks to Lisa Owen about the Israeli military's plan to allow a military pause along an aid route, the latest on ceasefire talks and the looming risk of… Read more Audio

4:12 PM.If there's no caller ID displayed would you pick up that call? Auckland University of Technology digital wellbeing specialist Lena Waizenegger speaks to Lisa Owen about why people experience… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.A ministerial advisory group is recommending grammar and handwriting lessons, including cursive handwriting, in primary schools. Some members of the public have said it's outdated and unnecessary… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.Claimants today at the Waitangi Tribunals inquiry accused the government of gaslighting Maori through its Te Reo policy, something lawyers for the Crown have denied, Pokere Paewai reports. Audio

5:47 PM.Pharmacists have described trying to get hold of two types of HRT patches, used to mitigate symptoms of peri-menopause and menopause as a lottery, leaving some women forced to mix their dosage, pay… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Lisa Owen about tensions rising between the EU and China over electric vehicle exports, the G7 summit seeing the signing of a multi-year security agreement… Read more Audio

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

5:29 PM.Of more 1500 people celebrating the New Year at Furneaux Lodge at the start of 1998, only Scott Watson had the propensity, motive and opportunity to kill Ben Smart and Olivia Hope according to the… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Warriors get chance to avenge loss tomorrow night. Audio

5:18 PM.The nurses' union said its members are dismayed at the latest cost cutting move within the health sector, with a halt to hiring people for non-frontline roles, Rachel Graham reports. Audio

5:16 PM.Chinese premier Li Qiang met with New Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon in Wellington yesterday and visited the New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research this morning, Liu Chen reports.

5:08 PM.An $80,000 reward has flushed out more than 70 new leads in the hunt for fugative Tom Phillips and his three children and police say a number of them ARE credible, Acting Detective Inspector Andrew… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.Another pressure point for crime in Auckland is the CBD - and the area in and around Queen street. Police say they've upped their foot patrols by about 58 percent. But that hasn't been enough to… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.K Road locals call for more support for City Mission residents Audio

4:30 PM.86 year old Margarent Lemm from Gore speaks to Lisa Owen about collecting 38,000 pens over the years, she is looking for someone to take over her collection. Audio