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4:27 PM.Welsh football arrives on our shores this weekend with the Wellington Phoenix playing Wrexham in a pre-season clash. Wrexham's Hollywood owners have helped bring attention to the club off the pitch… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.One Tauranga mother is challenging the Ministry of Education over what she says is an outdated model for school holidays. Karina Tendler told RNZ the number of breaks kids have during the year seems… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Melissa Chan-Green about severe wet weather across Asia which has killed dozens of people, as well as two North Korean defectors who have made their debut in a… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.It's the business equivalent of sporting's yellow card - a New Zealand wool company putting out an open letter to New Zealand rugby about the acrylic beanies that are made overseas. Norsewear posted… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Australian correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Melissa Chan-Green about the death of the man convicted of the outback murder of British tourist Peter Falconio 24 years ago which has not brought an end… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.An Auckland mental health facility catering for people with long-standing or chronic problems will shut down. Health NZ has been consulting on its proposal to close Rauaroha Segar House, and this… Read more Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:30 PM.Warriors star and former All Black Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is being linked to a Saudi Arabia-backed rebel rugby competition. The 32-year-old still has one year to run on his Warriors NRL contract but is… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.A man who lost his parents and sister in the Erebus disaster supports a new proposal to build the long awaited national monument in Christchurch David Allan told Checkpoint in 2023 he was optimistic a… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.The system for certifying the new Health Homes Standards has been described as being like drivers issuing their own warrants of fitness. Since July 1st, all rental properties across the motu have been… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Do you know how much your work colleagues earn? A new bill that looks set to pass into law, may mean you can find out. The bill, from Labour MP Camilla Belich, would mean employers can't enforce gag… Read more Audio

4:48 PM.The amount spent by a group set up to look at retail crime continues to come under scrutiny. It's been revealed that the Ministerial Advisory Group for Victims of Retail Crime set up amid a worrying… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.University students have been warned about promoting overseas gambling websites on social media for financial gain. Internal Affairs has contacted 10 students who appeared to be promoting gambling… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.A group of NZ researchers want a formal inquiry into the rates of Campylobacter infection. In a just-released study, hospitalisation rates for Campylobacter infection have increased by almost 70… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.Do you earn the same amount as your co-workers? It is a question we all know doubt often wonder about, but many of us are too scared to ask. Currently employers can put pay secrecy clauses in workers'… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.Scott Robertson has kept his promise to give everyone in the All Blacks squad a go for this Saturday's third and final test against France in Hamilton. The All Blacks coach has made a raft of changes… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Two Kiwi Olympians are taking on a herculean challenge - cycling 4500kms through East Africa for charity. Cyclist and Paris 2024 Olympic Silver medalist Nicole Shields came up with the idea and has… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.US Correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Melissa Chan-Green about the so-called Epstein list driving a wedge through Donald Trump's MAGA support base. Things hit boiling point today with the President… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.A turn off or offally good? A once forgotten food could be on the cusp of a comeback. Offal is now on the menu for some school lunches with the company behind the programme now using a mince that is a… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.United Kingdom correspodent Edward O'Driscoll spoke to Melissa Chan-Green about a second host on the popular cooking show MasterChef UK being sacked, as well as customers at a London fish and chip… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.The government has drawn a line under one of education's most contentious issues - today it announced a halt to building what everyone except for teachers call open-plan classrooms. Modern learning… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:33 PM.A new era beckons for the Black Caps. The side is set to kick off a new season, with a new coach, against an old foe. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Audio

5:24 PM.A nurse trainer has thrown her support behind student nurse and midwives calling for a law change so they are paid for placements. Australia has just introduced such a change there. Students have said… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Locals in the town of Waiuku are sounding the alarm over a narrow, bumpy road that claimed the lives of a woman and two children yesterday afternoon. Concerned residents have said Masters Road is too… Read more Audio