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4:06 PM.Two teenagers living in rural Hawke's Bay are hitch hiking to school after their bus was canceled. The Brown whanau lives on a family farm on Aropaoanui Road, which connects to State Highway Two north… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.US President Donald Trump has signed-in 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports. In Australia, uncertainty remains over whether it will be granted an exemption. Australia correspondent Nick… Read more Audio

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

5:27 PM.The New Zealand Open has joined the qualification pathway for The Open Championship in Northern Ireland in July. This gives amateurs and professional golfers a chance to win at Millbrook Resort and… Read more Audio

5:21 PM.Labour inspectors have been turning up unannounced at Waikato retail and hospitality businesses to check if workers are being exploited. Ten labour inspectors and an immigration team hit Hamilton on… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.Christopher Luxon and David Seymour insist everything is rosy, despite trading barbs over a letter the ACT leader sent to police advocating for Philip Polkinghorne during the investigation into his… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.According to the latest Stats NZ employment data, unemployment rose 5.1 percent in the three months ended December - the highest level since 2020. That comes to about 156,000 people. Checkpoint… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.New Zealand's version of Burning Man has come under fire after complaints of inappropriate behaviour, including public sex and masturbation, at times when children were present. Reporter Kate Green… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.An industrial worker is in critical condition and two others are injured after being struck by several sheets of marble in south Auckland today. The hired labourers were unloading a shipping container… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.Hopes are high that a sustainable aviation fuel industry will be able to take off in Aotearoa, bringing skilled employment to regional New Zealand - including areas that've lost jobs in recent pulp… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.New Zealand Rugby is suing one of the All Blacks sponsors for an alleged breach of contract. RNZ's Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

4:25 PM."Please dont attack me bro," was said by a fisherman to a great white shark, that was stalking him in his kayak off the coast of a remote Northland beach. Matt Wells, an avid fisher films his… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.United States correspondent Todd Zwilich spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump cracking down on aluminium and steel imports, bribery and corruption charges against the Mayor of New York City being… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Adam Hollingworth spoke to Lisa Owen about a labour minister being sacked over a series of WhatsApp messages insulting fellow MPs, councillors and constituents, the… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.The injury list just keeps growing at the Hurricanes before the Super Rugby season has even kicked off with loose forward Devan Flanders the latest player on the casualty list. A number of New Zealand… Read more Audio

5:19 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.Prison reform advocates are calling for the Corrections minister to increase prisoners pay, labelling the current pay rates of 20 to 60 cents an hour practically slave labour. Pay rates have remained… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.A military court had heard that a soldier was beaten so badly by a sergeant and a bombardier when they were in Hawaii on an international exercise that the soldier twice lost consciousness. It's… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.Pension incomes are set at about $520 for single people and just under $800 for couples. A Massey University report released last week found that a single retiree with a no-frills lifestyle would need… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.There were more than 340 cyber attacks on high value New Zealand targets in a 12 month period according to the government's cyber security agency. A third of them were likely carried out by hackers… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.ACT leader David Seymour is likely to be in hot water with the speaker after attempting to drive a historic Land Rover up Parliament's steps today. Mr Seymour was admiring the 77 year old vehicle… Read more Audio

4:44 PM."I was just an innocent bystander and then my life changed forever." Those are the feelings of an Auckland woman who was hit by an e-scooter which caused a severe brain injury. ACC said it's been… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.Two people are recovering after being hit by falling derbis from a building on Auckland's Queen Street this morning. Both pedestrians were injured and taken to a nearby medical centre. Reporter Victor… Read more Audio

4:29 PM.The Philadelphia Eagles have upset the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl - American football's showpiece event. The Eagles denied the Chiefs a historic third consecutive Super Bowl victory and… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.One man was swept off the rocks North of Bethells beach around 7:30pm last night, two others managed to get the injured and unconscious fisherman back on the rocks and one of them made it back to the… Read more Audio