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5:52 PM.100 years of Disney animation sketches and concept artwork will be on display in Wellington from tomorrow. Disney: The Magic of Animation has toured cities from Paris to Melbourne and is now on its… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Adam Hollingworth spoke to Lisa Owen about the Ukraine question is putting Europe in a spin and how Britain is at loggerheads with many of its former partners. He also… Read more Audio

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

5:28 PM.One of the greatest sporting spectacles in Australia could potentially be brought across the Tasman. A formal bid for a State of Origin match between New South Wales and Queensland to be held in New… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.The Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has taken aim at Ricardo Menendez March in parliament again - this time because the Green MP referred to the country as "Aotearoa." Menéndez March's migrant… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.People referred to the public health system gastro departments for colonoscopies or other exams are waiting months for an appointment even when they have symptoms that could be a sign of bowel cancer… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The reserve bank slashed wholesale interest rate half a percent to 3.75 percent. It's the third consecutive jumbo cut. If you've got a mortgage it could mean repayments are going to cost less and that… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.A budget adviser believes interest rate cuts will simply be absorbed into paying the ever increasing costs of living and renters will likely see no relief. The reserve bank cut the official cash rate… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.Te Pāti Māori is calling a report into the handling of data at a marae linked to its candidate a 'hatchet job.' The report found Stats NZ raised concerns about conflict of interest and privacy risks… Read more Audio

4:29 PM.It appears the All Blacks aren't the only team that Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been playing hardball with over sponsorship rights. UK media are reporting the Mercedes Formula One team came… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.If you or your bags are off-loaded because the plane you're on is too heavy to take off what exactly are your rights? Sahar Lone from Consumer NZ spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:15 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about how Deepseek, the Chinese artificial intelligence app is in deep water with the South Korean government, the latest Big Mac index numbers for Asia… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.A lot of people have ditched their landlines in favour of relying on mobile phones. But some parents are reconnecting them to avoid the pitfalls of smart phones for young children while allowing them… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.The Australian central bank has handed down the country's first rate cut in over four years. Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen.  Audio

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

5:31 PM.The glitziest event on the New Zealand sporting calendar has arrived with the 62nd annual Halberg Awards taking place at the Spark Arena in Auckland this evening. In one of the most competitive fields… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.Cooperation on seabed mining, the establishment of diplomatic missions and preferential treatment in regional and multi-lateral fora are some of the standouts in the Comprehensive Strategic… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.About 400 people - including Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer - have taken to the streets to protest the Cook Islands Prime Minister's recent decisions. The protest took place outside of… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.A Waikato bariatric surgeon said patients going overseas for weight-loss surgery are returning with potentially life-threatening complications and clogging up an already overburdened public health… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.A passenger on the Jetstar's Sunday morning flight to Dunedin said dozens of people were left without their bags after Jetstar off-loaded their luggage and didn't tell them until they reached their… Read more Audio

4:49 PM.Air New Zealand said a flight to Dunedin last Saturday was forced to off load passengers after excess fuel pushed it over the safe weight limit. Passengers have told RNZ just before take off an… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.The government has all but confirmed it will lift New Zealand's defence spending in the near term - though details like 'when' and 'by how much' are still unclear. The Prime Minister said he's open to… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.Stats NZ's boss will step down after the release of a long-awaited report into Census and COVID-19 vaccination data collected at Manurewa Marae. It found that government agencies failed to put… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen about the opening weekend for Super Rugby Pacific and some univited guests on Saturday night at Eden Park. Audio

4:24 PM.A free range egg farm infected with avian bird flu in December is only half way through the de-contamination process and it will be months before chickens return to the Otago property. 200,000 birds… Read more Audio