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4:41 PM.Budget debate: Lisa Owen is joned by BBM Community Kitchen and Foodshare operator David Letele; former Labour MP and now CEO of Community Law Centres o Aotearoa Sue Moroney; and managing director of… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.Thousands of protesters hit the roads and streets from Northland to Invercargill today to oppose government policies toward Maori. Lauren Crimp reports. Audio

4:32 PM.Reporter Luka Forman asked folks in Auckland's Onehunga how they feel about the government's tax cuts Audio

4:24 PM.Calculators at the ready ..its time to talk tax cuts... the government's budget centre piece costing three-point-seven billion dollars a year. Infometrics chief economist Brad Olsen crunched the… Read more Audio

4:18 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about the jury in Donald Trump's criminal trial starting deliberations today. Audio

4:16 PM.We asked some people in Christchurch what they think of the budget - and the tax cuts. Audio

4:06 PM.The back pocket promise has been kept by a finance minister who staked her job on it. RNZ political editor Jo Moir goes over the winners and losers with Lisa Owen. Audio

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

5:31 PM.It's Budget Day Eve.. and anticipation is building for the Coalition's first rodeo. Political reporter Lillian Hanly reports. Audio

5:28 PM.The pressure is on the Black Sticks men to live up to their favourites tag at hockey's Nations Cup in Poland. The nine-team tournament which starts this weekend is also the last chance for New Zealand… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.Assistant Commissioner Mike Johnson speaks to Lisa Owen about police plans for the mass protests around the country on Budget Day. Audio

5:15 PM.Police say a car crossed the centre line in a crash that's claimed the lives of five people. Natalie Akoorie reports. Audio

5:08 PM.Chairman of Smith and Caughey's Tony Caughey speaks to Lisa Owen about the plan to close the iconic luxury department store early next year. Audio

4:50 PM.Migration rates "falling off a cliff" during COVID-19 and fewer babies being born are behind slower population growth in New Zealand, revealed in the first post-pandemic Census results released today… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.Parents of children with disabilities are concerned changes to funding rules will halt their child's development. Jimmy Ellingham reports. Audio

4:33 PM.The iconic Smith and Caughey's department store in the heart of Auckland City has started talks to shut up shop for good.. after 144 years in business. Finn Blackwell reports. Audio

4:29 PM.Hamilton Boys' High School has found itself at the epicentre of a union v league codewar. The school's come under fire for allegedly pressuring members of its first fifteen into rejecting… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Asia correspondent Per Elinder Liljas speaks to Lisa Owen about Thailand's record number of meth seizures in 2023. Audio

4:06 PM.Dundas Street employment lawyer Megan Vant speaks to Lisa Owen about workers' rights when it comes to the 'strike' organised for Budget Day. Audio

5:42 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan about regional airline Bonza a month on from its collapse and what it means for employees and other parties that are owed money. Audio

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

5:31 PM.The Black Caps' first-choice wicketkeeper, Devon Conway, hasn't played cricket in three months due to a thumb injury but he says he's ready for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Conway was among the first… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.A survivor of the Al Noor Mosque shooting doubts victims could've been saved if the main prayer room's emergency exit door opened. Timothy Brown reports. Audio

5:22 PM.Out of work government worker Paula speaks to Lisa Owen about helping others in the same boat navigate the realities of unemployment. Audio

5:15 PM.ACT MP Todd Stephenson is selling his shares in three drug companies - after Labour accused him in Parliament of being a "pharmaceutical industry plant". Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch… Read more Audio