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Govt sets 90% free trade goal by 2030
5:37 PM.The Government has launched a bold new plan to try and have 90 percent of New Zealand's exports covered by free trade deals by 2030. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 24 March 2017
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Good news for Adele fan who missed concert due to cancelled flight
5:27 PM.Emma Miscall missed yesterday's Adele concert when Jetstar cancelled her flight. But the concert's promoters and Jetstar have stepped up and helped her out. Audio
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Govt paying former PM Jenny Shipley $1100+day for work
5:23 PM.Ms Shipley will be paid $28,000 for about 20 days work a year as chair of a committee commemmorating the 250th anniversary of the arrival of James Cook's ship the Endeavour. Audio
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Family of killed soldier back Defence Force
5:15 PM.Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell, 28, was killed in Bamiyan in Afghanisation in 2010. His family are unhappy Nicky Hager's Hit & Run book has put him back in the headlines. Read more Video, Audio
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Lawyers demand inquiry into SAS Afghan raid
5:11 PM.Three lawyers are taking action on behalf of the civilians that were allegedly killed and injured during an SAS lead raid on two villages in Afghanistan in 2010. Video, Audio
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Man found guilty on all charges in house siege case
5:07 PM.The man accused of shooting and wounding four police officers during a house siege near Kawerau last year has been found guilty. Video, Audio
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New study wraps services around Maori men with prostate cancer
6:25 PM.Work is being done at a grass roots level to try to improve the bleak outcomes for Maori men with prostate cancer. Leigh Marama McLachlan reports. Audio
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Milford Sound's only road back in focus after horror crash
5:56 PM.Two people died in their rental car on State Highway 94 near Milford Sound on Tuesday after it collided with a bus and burst into flames. Ian Telfer investigates if enough work on the road has been… Read more Audio
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Government continues to bat off calls for SAS inquiry
5:50 PM.The Deputy Prime Minister, Paula Bennett, says the Government is in no hurry to launch an inquiry despite the Defence Minister at the time admitting civilians were killed. Audio
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North Canterbury locals struggling after Kaikoura quake
5:45 PM.Thirty properties are unlivable while another 170 have restricted access following the Kaikoura earthquake last year. RNZ reporter Conan Young reports from a town meeting. Video, Audio
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Man behind shocking drug video says he has no regrets
5:40 PM.An Auckland man who posted a video online of his sister on drugs says he did it as a warning to others, and he has no regrets. Read more Video, Audio
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Indebted households told to beware despite OCR on hold
5:36 PM.Homeowners are being warned mortgage rates are likely to rise further after the Reserve Bank today kept the official cash rate at 1.75 percent. Audio
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Evening business for Thurs 23 March
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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'Flight to the lights' set for take off
5:27 PM.A private chartered flight with more than 100 people on board will fly as far south as Antarctica to capture magical views of the Aurora Australis. Read more Video, Audio
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Quake-hit North Canterbury farmers in need of accomodation
5:23 PM.Many farmers' homes have been red-stickered after the Kaikoura earthquake, but they say they can't leave because their farms aren't just their homes, they're their livelihoods Video, Audio
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Auckland's water supply could take years to recover
5:20 PM.It could be anywhere between six months and several years for water treatment plants to filter record levels of sediment and dirt from dams in the Hunua Ranges. Video, Audio
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UK correspondent live on the Britain terror attack
5:14 PM.Checkpoint correspondent Catherine Drew joins Checkpoint to discuss the latest developments on the terror attack in London. Audio
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Kiwi describes being caught up in Westminster lockdown
5:13 PM.Wellingtonian Craig Spanhake was at Parliament's question time when he says he saw waves of armed police running past. Audio
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Five dead and 40 injured in Britain terror attack
5:07 PM.Five people are dead and 40 injured after a man crashed his car into pedestrians then went on a rampage, armed with a knife, on the grounds of Parliament in London. Video, Audio
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Trains return to Christchurch's West Coast
6:25 PM.Passenger train services were shut down for six weeks after a fire at Waitangi weekend damaged tracks and signalling systems. Video, Audio
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Ashley Peacock's parents beg select committee for help
6:18 PM.The 39-year-old mental health patient's parents Marlene and David have made an emotional plea to the health select committee asking for it to monitor their son's transitition. Audio
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Accused puts his case in Kawerau siege trial
6:17 PM.A man accused of wounding four police officers during a house siege near Kawerau last year says he fired shots because he felt his life was being threatened. Audio
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PM doesn't rule out inquiry into Afghanistan attack
6:15 PM.RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson discusses reports former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp has confirmed civilians were killed in an attack in Afghanistan. Audio
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'It's an untenable situation'
6:08 PM.Author of Hit & Run author Jon Stephenson says the government must hold an inquiry into SAS attacks in Afghanistan after former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp conceded civilians were killed. Audio