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6:15 PM.RNZ reporter Sharon Brettkelly was on her way to the Matahina Dam when she came across a slip on the road which means she can't go any further. She joins Checkpoint live. Video, Audio

6:13 PM.An Edgecumbe fire fighter has described racing to rescue people - and their pets - as the streets became rivers. Video, Audio

6:09 PM.Edgecumbe locals whose homes are flooded don't expect to be able to return to their homes for days. Zac Fleming joins Checkpoint live from the Bay of Plenty town. Video, Audio

5:42 PM.Members of the church where a woman who died with typhoid attended say they have not been tested for the infection - not even a woman who spent time with her in the hours before she died. Video, Audio

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

5:29 PM.While hundreds of people evacuated from Edgecumbe today, the Tutua family decided to stay put. Read more Video, Audio

5:25 PM.Tautini Hahipene drove into Edgecumbe to rescue his mother-in-law who was trapped in her house - but ended up rescuing two dozen people stuck in the flood-stricken town. Video, Audio

5:18 PM.The flooding in Edgecumbe today was unexpected, as authorities thought they had got through the worst of the bad weather, Whakatane District Mayor Tony Bonne says.  Video, Audio

5:12 PM.Edgecumbe locals are remaining positive despite being evacuated from their homes as floodwaters surged through the Bay of Plenty town. Evacuees speak to John Campbell. Video, Audio

5:07 PM.Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the Bay of Plenty town Edgecumbe after floodwaters surged through the town. Reporter Zac Fleming joins Checkpoint live from the town. Video, Audio

6:12 PM.About 200 households along the low-lying Anzac Parade and Putiki in Whanganui were told to leave by 4pm this afternoon. RNZ reporter Robin Martin joins us live from Whanganui. Video, Audio

6:07 PM.People have been warned to stay away from places at risk of floods and slips, as another deluge hit the already sodden city this afternoon. Video, Audio

5:57 PM.David John says he was proud of slashing the tyres of cars parked in residential streets near Wellington Airport. He was jailed today for 22 months. Audio

5:53 PM.North Korea has fired a ballistic missile on the eve of the meeting between the presidents of China and the United States, where North Korea will be high on the talking agenda. Video, Audio

5:41 PM.Journalist Karen Rutherford says the disqualified driving sentence given to a man who hit her while out riding her horse is redundant as he will soon return to China. Peng Wang was also ordered to pay… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.Alex Renton was the first person to get approval to use medicinal cannabis, now his mother Rose has delivered a 17,000 strong petition to Parliament calling for easier and cheaper access to the drug.

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

5:27 PM.The Auckland Regional Public Health Service has been accused of failing by not alerting relatives of a woman who died in hospital with typhoid. Audio