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5:51 PM.Fire and Emergency has said it has 70 new trucks on order and is investing $20 million in new vehicles despite firefighters claiming they are short of trucks, leaving some regions exposed. Deputy… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the UK securing a record breaking export deal, as well as some bad news for Harry Potter fans with confirmation there'll be no… Read more Audio

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

5:30 PM.Athletics New Zealand are backing seasoned pole vaulter Eliza McCartney ahead of this month's world championships in Tokyo. The two-time Olympian has barely been competing this season but she was a… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Jetstar has been fined over $2 million for misleading over compensation entitlements. Jetstar earlier pleaded guilty to more than twenty charges of breaching the FairTrading Act and was sentenced at… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Dunedin uni students who come into conflict with their landlords over the filthy state of their flats, or whose bonds are withheld for no apparent reason, have said the Tenancy Tribunal is not fit for… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.High value foreign investors will now be able to buy a home in New Zealand, as long as it's worth $5 million plus.The government today loosened the foreign buyers ban that was introduced in 2018 by… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.A Christchurch teenager is being forced to put his life on hold as he awaits a life-saving heart transplant. Shade Beardsall has hyper-trophic cardio-myopathy which causes the heart to grow thicker… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.It's only six days days out from the most anticipated rugby tests of the year, and the tension is certainly building as the All Blacks prepare to face the Springboks at Eden Park. Injuries have… Read more Audio

4:27 PM.Regional airlines are giving no assurances new government loans will be enough to keep their flying routes open for business in the long-term. The government is offering small carriers concessionary… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.A year 13 student has given an impassioned plea to the government to keep outdoor education on the seniors subject list, and said it is one of the most valuable parts of her education. Education… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.Middle East correspondent, Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about the United Nations offices in Yemen's capital being raided by Houthis, and several staffers detained. It comes just days after the… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.The government has announced changes to the foreign buyers ban, letting some wealthy foreigners back into the housing market, but only if they're spending at least $5 million. It is a significant… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.Reserve Bank Chair Neil Quigley has resigned. Acting political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:46 PM.UK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about European leaders expressing their outrage at Russia's deadliest attack on Kyiv in over a month, as well as councils in the UK that have issueed… Read more Audio

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

5:32 PM.The Black Ferns World Cup campaign continues in the early hours of Monday morning. New Zealand play their second pool match against Japan in Exeter, and are sweating on the fitness of three players… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.The chorus of business leaders calling for something to be done to help Auckand out of a funk is growing. A major event can see businesses making a month's earning in just a night, according to… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Police have released footage of two hooded figures, believed to be fugitive father Tom Phillips and one of his children, breaking into a Piopio business. Phillips has been on the run in the remote… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.There is a stoush simmering over the crewing of Gisborne's fire station with the union claiming its has been left unstaffed. The union said for just over an hour yesterday there was no one at the main… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.The Loafers Lodge murder trial today watched CCTV footage of a man setting a fire inside the Wellington boarding house on the evening it burned down. A 50-year-old-man, who has name suppression, is… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.One of the most anticpated test matches of the year is on the horizon, with the All Blacks set to take on the Springboks. There is a lot on the line as the traditional heavyweights of world rugby… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Investors hoping to bag a good deal when My Food Bag publicly listed four years ago may have been left with a bad taste in their mouth. Shares valued at $1.85 when it debuted on the New Zealand stock… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.Arrests have been made in relation to the fatal shooting of two police officers in the rural Victorian town of Porepunkah. The manhunt for 56-year-old Desmond Filby, also known as Dezi Freeman, is in… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Has Auckland lost it's mojo? At over 6%, the super city has the highest unemployment rate in the country. Meanwhile, small businesses continue to struggle, with hopes now pinned on the Central Rail… Read more Audio