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5:12 PM.Glenys Dixon says she's grateful television coverage of her son Scott Dixon's race went to an advertisement break just moments before he crashed.

She told John Campbell it was the biggest and the… Read more Video, Audio

5:08 PM.Police are investigating several dairies suspected of re-selling stolen tobacco, which one Auckland cop says, is the fastest growing crime in the country. Audio

5:00 PM.Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 29 May 2017. Video

6:24 PM.The police are running a month long campaign encouraging people to dob in those selling booze and cigarettes stolen in armed hold-ups - but some say it's doomed to fail. Video, Audio

6:21 PM.The Christchurch City Council wants to name and shame the owners of these 30 derelict CBD properties in a bid to force them to repair or replace their quake-damaged buildings. Video, Audio

6:15 PM.Washington Post's Matt Zapotosky talks to Checkpoint about Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, who is under FBI scrutiny as part of the Russia investigation. Video, Audio

6:08 PM.The Health Minister, Autism NZ and NZ Medical Association back Dr Lance O'Sullivan, who stormed on stage of controversial film "Vaxxed" in Kaitaia on Monday night. Video, Audio

5:57 PM.The first twin panda cubs born in captivity this year are reported to be strong and healthy after passing the critical one month mark at the Chengdu Research Base in China. Video, Audio

5:49 PM.Jaden Lee Stroobant was on parole when he jumped his back fence, stomped on his elderly neighbour and sexually violated her. Video, Audio

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

5:26 PM.Ed Sheeran will play a third concert over Easter weekend next year at the Forsyth Bar stadium in Dunedin. Almost 250,000 are expected to attend his shows. Video, Audio

5:22 PM.The series in Bermuda is off to an inauspicious start with tomorrow's opening ceremony and the first day of racing postponed due to high winds. Video, Audio

5:15 PM.The Anglican church would only have to contribute the money it received in its insurance payout in order for Christchurch's cathedral to be restored. Video, Audio

5:08 PM.Checkpoint reporter Zac Fleming heads along to the controversial documentary Vaxxed to talk to people opposed to vaccination, before putting their claims to an immunologist.  Video, Audio

6:29 PM.Two of New Zealand's favourite things - John Campbell and Shortland Street. One slightly older than the other. Happy 25th birthday Shortland Street! Video, Audio

6:20 PM.In 2015 Patea Area School was under statutory management and performing badly, but its roll has since doubled and it's recorded 100 percent pass rates for NCEA levels one and two. Read more Video, Audio

6:13 PM.Political parties react to National Government's 9th Budget, with Labour saying the tax changes are too skewed to the wealthy and the Greens saying the environment has been left out. Video, Audio

6:08 PM.RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson says the Government's Budget goes into 'Labour party territory' as some of its packages are targeted towards lower income families. Video, Audio

5:55 PM.Shortland Street turns 25 today after more than 6200 episodes. The hospital based soap opera has employed more writers, actors, and production crew than anyone can remember. John Campbell talks to… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel is warning years of legal wrangling lie ahead if the Anglican church tries to get a resource consent to demolish the historic Cathedral. Video, Audio