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4:33 PM.Pushing for pay parity is one way our first all female owned and coached basketball team is trying to change the narrative of women's sport.The BNZ Kahu basketball team was recently bought by five… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.All Blacks in Dublin for rematch of last years quarter final. Audio

4:26 PM.The government is defending its decision to allow those running youth boot camps - including 'third-party providers' - to use force against young offenders. The Prime Minister was seemingly unaware… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.In just a couple of hours the first election day polls will open in the United States. With the campaign in its final stages, the race to the White House remains on a razor's edge. Both presidential… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.A report from the Coalition for the protection of Race Horses puts the race day death toll at 151 horses in the past year across the industry. SAFE Campaign Manager Emma Brodie joins me now. Audio

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

5:28 PM.The Black Caps have pulled off a memorable Test series whitewash in India and in doing so have kept dreams of another World Test Championship final alive. The team returns home for a white ball series… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.Puerto Rican's in Philadelphia say comments from a comedian at a Trump rally last week labelling their homeland Island as garbage have energised members of the community to get out and vote. This… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.Skinny, the mobile company is on the hunt for someone who will be the face of their new brand campaign - but it won't actually be their face, they will be cloned digitally and used to promote the… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.A senior nurse said he's filled with dread at the prospect of police pulling back from their involvement with mental health patients. Starting today, Police are reducing the time they'll spend on… Read more Audio

4:51 PM.Stressed and over-worked staff and patients unable to receive the help they need. Medical professionals say these are the consequences of a mental health workforce crisis, which will take years to… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.The government is spending $2 million on a trial of catch-up maths lessons for children in Years 7 and 8 next year. About two thousand students will take part in the programme which runs for the first… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.The Crown's failure to purchase a Taranaki couple's farm for a major roading project has seen its cost skyrocket. The mayor of New Plymouth said the Crown's inability to buy the 11 hectares of land… Read more Audio

4:28 PM.The countdown is on - there are just two days to go until Americans head to the vote in the US presidential election. The Donald Trump campaign machine was back in the swing state of Pennsylvania… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.New Zealander Liam Lawson has equalled his best Formula One result in wet conditions at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The conditions in Sao Paulo were as treacherous as they've been at any point in this… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Middle East correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Lisa Owen about how the neck and neck race for the White House has stalled progress on high stakes negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.We spend more time scrolling on social media than we do eating and exercising a day according to a new study. A Canterbury university study surveyed almost 400 social media users aged 18 to 44 years… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.The Kiwis are preparing to be confronted by a sea of red at Mt Smart Stadium tomorrow night when they take on Tonga in rugby league's Pacific Championship. Adding to the pressure for both sides, the… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about Taiwan being hit by it's largest storm in nearly three decades, a recent ballistic missile launch from North Korea and how prominent Christmas is… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.The cruise industry is making waves with a new report showing it was worth more than 1.3 billion dollars for the country last financial year.The industry-commissioned report was released today and… Read more Audio

5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:25 PM.The sunbelt state of Arizona has enjoyed a double dose of presidential attention today with both Harris and Trump campaigning in town. Corin Dann spoke to Lisa Owen from the Republican rally. Audio

5:16 PM.The charity fashion show that found itself at the epi-centre of the heated debate over alcohol and suicide has been granted a last minute temporary liquor licence for the event in Dunedin on Saturday… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.The Prime Minister is standing by Mike King's work - but not his words - after the Gumboot Friday figurehead suggested alcohol was a solution for mental health issues, rather than a problem. Gumboot… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.A single mother says her two year old daughter got pneumonia and has been hospitalised multiple times after growing up in a mouldy home, which her landlord failed to maintain. The woman was awarded… Read more Audio