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4:30 PM.Out-of-form Black Caps players are coming under fire after New Zealand lost the second cricket Test against England - as well as the series. Black Caps coach Gary Stead acknowledges they could be… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Beware being hooked by a phishing scam this holiday season, especially if you are selling anything online. Police warn that fraudsters are targeting seller on platforms like Trade Me and Facebook… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.There have been scenes of celebration in the Syrian capital Damascus, a day after rebels toppled the 24-year regime of President Bashir al-Assad. Crowds of people also swarmed the Presidential palace… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.All chickens on the Otago poultry farm infected with avian influenza are now being killed. The highly contagious H7N6 virus has spread to all four layer hen sheds that house 160,000 chickens on the… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Susana Lei'ataua about the latest after South Korea's shocking - but short lived - declaration of martial law that put pressure on the nation's president to step… Read more Audio

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

5:31 PM.It's day one of the second test between the Black Caps and England at the Basin Reserve. New Zealand won the toss and sent the English in to bat in the capital, with the Kiwis needing a win to keep… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Although the result is welcome news, MPI said 'it's very early days' due to the viruses long incubation period and they're still not confident the virus hasn't spread to other farms. Meanwhile, a deal… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.Firefighters expect to take a week to tackle the massive fire which has torn through almost a thousand hectares of scrub in Canterbury's high country. The fire has destroyed a wilderness hut near the… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Two young people taking part in the government's trial boot camp programme are on the run, one of them taking off while at the tangi of another participant who died in a car crash. Despite this… Read more Audio

4:52 PM.A Rotorua retirement community has been spreading some early Christmas cheer by doing up old and broken bicycles so they look good as new, then giving them to delighted school children. Arvida… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.Around 650 households in the Canterbury town of Waimate are still under a "do not drink' notice - after nitrate levels exceeded the acceptable levels of 50 milligrams per litre of water. Unsafe levels… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Two of the nine teenagers taking part in the coalition's boot camp programme are missing. The group of ten - now in the community phase of the programme - dropped to nine last week, after one… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.Principals say some school-leavers will have to rethink their plans after failing critical NCEA literacy and numeracy tests. Thousands of students failed the numeracy, reading, and writing tests and… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.RNZ sports reporter Jamie Wall spoke to Susana Lei'ataua about his favourite rugby moment this year and a big day for football tomorrow for Tamaki Makaurau. Audio

4:25 PM.It's been propelled to new heights by the election of Donald Trump who has said he wants to make the US the 'crypto capital' of the world. But how do New Zealanders get a slice of the action? More… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart spoke to Susana Lei'ataua about how number of major media outlets are taking ChatGPT's creator to court for alleged copyright breaches. She also spoke about a man… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Whangarei Pak'n Save has introduced time limits and a customer-only policy for its busy car park. Watch out, those who don't comply face hefty fines. While the move has some hot under the collar… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.The economy is close to flat-lining with the heat turning up on the Reserve Bank to bring forward interest rate cuts to avoid a recession. The numbers are bad news for the federal government, with… Read more Audio

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

5:29 PM.It's the hottest ticket in town, but scalpers are trying to exploit fans wanting to get their hands on one. Tickets to the Auckland FC and the Wellington Phoenix derby this Saturday in Auckland are… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.High Performance Sport NZ boss Raelene Castle has given an emotional statement to the family of Olivia Podmore at an inquest into the death of the elite cyclist. Ms Castle told the family of the young… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.Almost 600 businesses are owed close to 40 million dollars by failing solar company SolarZero. The energy business announced its liquidation last Tuesday - the board of the company, that is owned by… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Two truck loads of chicken carcasses, eggs and litter from an Otago farm infected with bird flu have been taken to a landfill in Southland. It's day two of the cull of 80,000 birds after some tested… Read more Audio

4:51 PM.Maketu pies are back on the menu as the iconic business has been saved. It's been bought by a catering company called the Montana Group after a two-week liquidation process. The pie shop has been… Read more Audio