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Hong Kong national securtiy case likely to reach verdict
5:43 PM.Asia correspondent Diane To speaks to Lisa Owen about Hong Kong's largest national security case likely to reach a verdict soon Audio
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Evening business for Monday 27 May
5:39 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report Audio
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Petition calls for end to unpaid work placements
5:33 PM.Fifteen-thousand people have signed a petition calling for an end to unpaid work placements. Campaign lead for advocacy group Paid Placements Aotearoa Bex Howells spoke with Lisa Owen. Audio
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Maori All Blacks appoint new head coach
5:27 PM.The Maori All Blacks have a new head coach as the side returns to the international stage next month. Former All Black Ross Filipo takes the reins of the team he played for during the early 2000s… Read more Audio
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Will Auckland get a new stadium?
5:18 PM.Auckland councillor Shane Henderson spoke with Lisa Owen about the prospect of a new stadium for the city. Audio
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Auckland workers walking in groups due to crime
5:14 PM.Central Auckland business owners say criminals are harassing their staff, stealing their purses and scaring customers away. Felix Walton reports Audio
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Wait times for waitlists to be released nationwide
5:08 PM.Te Whatu Ora clinical lead for planned care, Dr Derek Sherwood speaks to Lisa Owen about the nationwide release of wait list times for those waiting for elective surgery. Audio
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Youth worker says kids arming themselves
4:46 PM.Turn Your Life Around co-General Manager Jolene Cartwright speaks to Lisa Owen about the rise in young people arming themselves. Audio
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Unpaid trainees call for funding in Budget
4:42 PM.Trainees in health care, education and social work and calling for funding in the Budget, as they prepare to deliver a petition to Parliament. Jimmy Ellingham reports. Audio
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Harrowing details at Sophia Crestani inquest
4:36 PM.The inquest into the death of Sophia Crestani at an overcrowded Dunedin student party has heard recordings of distressed party-goers pleading for help and telling police that someone is going to die… Read more Audio
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Scott Dixon secures podium finish at Indy 500
4:25 PM.New Zealand driver Scott Dixon has finished on the podium at an eventful Indy 500. American Josef Newgarden won the 200-lap race for a second consecutive year after a four hour delay to the start of… Read more Audio
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Latest on missing Wellington ferry passenger
4:22 PM.Police in Wellington say they are continuing to search for a man who went missing after reportedly going overboard from the East by West ferry last week. Wellington reporter Bill Hickman spoke with… Read more Audio
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Reports of dozens killed at displaced Palestinian camp
4:17 PM.Middle East correspondent Camille Nedelec speaks to Lisa Owen about Israeli forces bombing Rafah and reportedly killing dozens of people at a camp for displaced Palestinians. Audio
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How much do you pay for school fees?
4:12 PM.Our reporter Adam Burns asked people how much they have to pay in school costs for their children Audio
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Parents unable to pay school fees due to job cuts
4:06 PM.Recent public service redundancies are being blamed for a big jump in the number of parents in the capital who cant afford to pay school fees and donations. Wellington Girls College principal Julia… Read more Audio
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China surrounds Taiwan with massive military drill
5:43 PM.Asia correspondent Per Elinder Liljas speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about an expo in Macau showcasing futuristic technology, China launching a massive military drill around Taiwan and the Thai government… Read more Audio
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How matariki is being made a public holiday
5:37 PM.The man instrumental in making Matariki an official public holiday is calling on the government to continue to support and help grow Matariki ahead of next weeks Budget. Professor Rangi Matamua was… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 24 May 2024
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Reactions from third flight from New Caledonia
5:31 PM.A third flight from New Caledonia has just touched down in Auckland carrying 50 very relieved New Zealanders. They'd been unable to get home from the French territory due to civil unrest, which has… Read more Audio
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Kiwi sprinter sets WR at Para Athlectics World Champs
5:27 PM.Hamilton sprinter Danielle Aitchison has set a new world record at the Para Athletics World Championships in Japan. Aitchison won the 200 metre T36 gold medal to add to the silver medal she won… Read more Audio
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Ferry passenger still missing
5:23 PM.Multiple agencies are still searching for a man who's believed to have gone went overboard in Wellington Harbour this morning. Police say the missing man is Pakeha and in his 40s - they haven't yet… Read more Audio
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Singapore Air changes hot food rules
5:15 PM.Singapore Airlines will no longer serve hot meals when the seat belt sign is on during all its flights - after a passenger died and more than 100 were injured during severe turbulance. Aviation… Read more Audio
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Police Commissioner on knife crime after teen killing
5:08 PM.Police Commissioner Andrew Coster speaks with Susana Lei'ataua about what can be done about knife crime after 16-year-old schoolboy killed in Dunedin. Audio
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Why youngest people get hit hardest by job losses
4:45 PM.Young people are being hit the hardest by job losses. Our unemployment rate is sitting at 4.3 percent is expected to rise above 5 percent by next year. But for young people - aged between 15 and 24… Read more Audio
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Shock after 16-year-old killed in Dunedin
4:41 PM.Police say it only took them a minute to arrive at the scene of a fatal stabbing at the Dunedin bus hub, arresting a thirteen-year-old boy for murder. Tess Brunton reports Audio