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4:06 PM.How do schools decide who get recognised at prizegivings and should everyone get a prize for something or is competition good? Matua Jonnie Black the principal of Matipo Primary school in Auckland's… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been criticised for not acting quickly enough to declare an attack on a Melbourne synagogue an act of terrorism. Australia correspondent Peter Ryan spoke… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man was shot in the Lower Hutt suburb of Naenae. Emergency services were called to Seddon Street at 3:20pm after a man was found in the street… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:28 PM. The Court of Appeal has disposed of an injunction preventing the bank from closing accounts related to Gloriavale's various businesses and entities. Gloriavale now has three months to tidy up its… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.The All Black and Black Fern classes of 2025 have their assignments. New Zealand's respective schedules for next season were released today, with the Ferns set for a serious task against Canada in a… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.The Regional development minister won't commit to helping save jobs at Tokoroa's Kinleith pulp and paper mill but said he's sent an official in Japan to meet with company's owner and establish the… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The greyhound racing industry has less than two years to rehome thousands of dogs as the government calls time on the sport saying its animal welfare needs to come first. The government anounced the… Read more Audio

4:48 PM.The government's striking another blow against workers, according to unions, with plans to dock people's pay if they work to rule as part of industrial action. A proposed law would allow bosses, to… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.The Commerce Commission is slapping criminal charges against supermarkets for inaccurate pricing and misleading specials. The charges will be made separately against Woolworths, Pak'nSave Silverdale… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Heartless and disgusting is how police have described the trashing of a south Auckland pre-school. Over the weekend, someone broke into the Ōtara Community Pre-school and smashed the place up… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Two New Zealand golfers will tee up in Saudi Arabia this week hoping to qualify for next year's LIV Golf tour. Nick Voke and Ben Campbell are part of a 93-player field competing in the LIV Golf… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.The huge manhunt for a prime suspect in the fatal shooting of a top health insurance executive has ended in a McDonald's restaurant in Pennsylvania. 26-year-old Luigi Mangione has been arrested in… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Politicians are rushing through legislation this afternoon to stop the unnecessary killings of race dogs - after it was announced greyhound racing will be banned in New Zealand. Racing Minister… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.Victoria University of Wellington has opened it's sustainable building complex - just the second in Aotearoa built to a 'living building' standard. 95 percent of the construction materials for the 61… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.A kiwi pilot has been at the centre of a rescue in Queensland near croc infested water..after spotting a giant S-O-S sign from the air. A couple in their fifties was found after two days in the… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:28 PM.It's been a turbulent year for Air New Zealand, who have dealt with ongoing engine maintenance issues, back lash over prices, cuts to regional routes and plummeting profits . MPs and some mayors have… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.T20 World Cup winning coach Ben Sawyer has extended his contract with the White Ferns for two more years. Sawyer has been in charge since mid-2022 and over that time has guided the team through highs… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.The Government has pledged to power up Kiwibank to take on its Australian competitiors - seeking a half billion dollar injection from local investors. It comes after a Commerce Commission's… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.A survivor of domestic abuse had almost all her teeth broken in a series of attacks by her then partner. Because she can't afford to get them fixed, the state of her teeth is leading to infections in… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.Whakaari White Island was hidden by cloud as survivors, rescuers and locals gathered to remember the 22 people who died when the volcano erupted five years ago today. But despite the raw emotion and… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.The company that went in to solvent liquidation November has been bought by Aotearoa's largest privately owned catering company Montana group. Montana is a school lunch supplier and owns several… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Tougher fire restrictions for the scorched Canterbury region aren't expected to come into effect until later this week. This is despite a flurry of wildfires that have broken out throughout the region… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.Liquor retailers are preparing to face frustrated customers as new rules mean alcohol sales will end early tonight. Auckland Council voted unanimously on the changes earlier this year, which mean from… Read more Audio