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Low income families describe being burdened by debt
5:52 PM.Debt was one of the key talking points at a hui about poverty at Auckland's Te Puea Marae today. Audio
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Colin Craig toe-to-toe in court with Cameron Slater
5:48 PM.The former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig went toe-to-toe with blogger Cameron Slater at the High Court today. Audio
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Dairy owners considering hunger strike out of frustration
5:45 PM.A dairy worker was put in hospital last night after four masked men with machetes stormed into the store in Mangere. Auckland dairy owners say such attacks are now happening daily. Video, Audio
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Businesses and workers 'over' Manawatu Gorge closures
5:42 PM.Ashurst resident Phil Stevens says the economic impacts of the Manawatu Gorge closure are real. Audio
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Another slip on Manawatu Gorge, another closure
5:39 PM.Slips on the Manawatu Gorge are becoming expensive, problematic and frustrating. Acting Chief Executive of CEDA Linda Stewart says the government needs to think about long-term solutions. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 17 May 2017
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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$84 million diamond earrings break world record
5:29 PM.The earrings sold for more than 57 million Swiss Francs in Geneva today. Video, Audio
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Trump accused of asking FBI to end Michael Flynn investigation
5:27 PM.Ousted FBI director James Comey reportedly has a memo saying the US President Donald Trump urged him to end an investigation into the former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Video, Audio
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Team New Zealand struck by Britain's Land Rover BAR
5:20 PM.Britain's America's Cup team's skipper Ben Ainslie says a collision with Team New Zealand was a 'love tap', but Grant Dalton called it 'red mist'. What really happened, and what will the damage mean?
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14 people suffer eyesight loss after long waits for treatment
5:13 PM.Fourteen people have suffered moderate or major loss of vision while waiting for treatment. The Southern District Health Board says mistakes like this won't happen again. Audio
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Silver Fern Farms blames Ashburton plant closure on lack of sheep
5:10 PM.The CEO of Silver Fern Farms, Dean Hamilton, says the decision follows a continued decline in regional sheep numbers. Video, Audio
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Silver Fern Farms Ashburton sheepmeat plant closure a 'big blow'
5:07 PM.Farming The Meatworkers Union says Silver Fern Farms' plan to close its Ashburton sheepmeat plant is a big blow for the community. About 370 workers will be affected by the closure. Audio
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Employers urged to give offenders second chances
6:21 PM.The Corrections Minister, Louise Upston, says people are less likely to re-offend if they have a stable job. She's urging businesses to give people a chance. Audio
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Stoush brewing over Whanganui Port plans
6:21 PM.The boat builder Q-West says a service proposed by Midwest Ferries is piggy-backing on a viable plan and risks putting the whole project in jeopardy. Video, Audio
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WannaCry ransomware has potential link to North Korea
6:18 PM.Portions of WannaCry's code were copied from a worm that's believed to have been created by a government sanctioned North Korean hacking group. Audio
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Reporters behind Trump-Russia exclusive 'perplexed'
6:12 PM.A reporter from the Washington Post, which broke the story that Donald Trump shared classified information with Russia, says it simply doesn't make sense. Video, Audio
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Malcolm Rewa development great news, says former cop
6:08 PM.Private investigator and former policeman Tim McKinnel has worked for many years in pursuit of justice for the murder of Susan Burdett. He tells John Campbell it shouldn't have taken so long. Video, Audio
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Sports field vandalism "devastating"
5:52 PM.A vandal has ripped up a South Canterbury town's brand new cricket pitch, two rugby fields and soccer pitch, ahead of the winter sports season. Audio
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Blogger Cameron Slater says he was just doing his job
5:48 PM.Cameron Slater has begun giving evidence in his own defence at the High Court in Auckland where Colin Craig is suing him for defamation. Audio
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University can't meet demand for food parcels
5:44 PM.Seventeen percent of the nearly 2000 students surveyed by Unitec regularly go without food or other neccessities because they can't afford them. Audio
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Labour's Maori MPs say they're not being stifled
5:39 PM.The Labour Party's list process and debates over Maori prisons and charter schools have raised questions about whether its Maori MPs have a strong voice within the caucus. Jane Patterson reports. Video, Audio
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Jailed fraudster got friend job at Transport Ministry
5:36 PM.The Transport Ministry has launched a fresh investigation after former staff came forward saying they believed fraudster Joanne Harrison forced them out. Audio
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Evening business for 16 May 2017
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Vicki Letele dies after being granted compassionate release
5:26 PM.Diagnosed as terminally ill, the convicted fraudster was released from prison last November. She died in hospital yesterday. Her uncle Ula Vetele speaks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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Govt announces plans for 34,000 new homes
5:22 PM.The government says it will build 34,000 new homes in the next decade, including demolishing 8000 run-down state homes to make way for 13,000 new social houses. Audio