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OECD pushes for water charging in NZ in 10 year report
5:38 PM.The OECD has waded into the water debate saying it's believed for the last decade that some form of pricing is needed in New Zealand to influence the way the resource is used. Audio
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Evening business for 21 March 2017
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Mikala Stokes gives evidence in trial into her toddler's death
5:24 PM.The mother of Ihaka Stokes was the first person to give evidence in the trial of Troy Taylor, who is accused of murdering the 15-month-old in Christchurch in 2015. Video, Audio
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John Key to bow out of Parliament after 8 years as PM
5:14 PM.John Key talks to Political Editor Jane Patterson about why he backs Bill English's decision to raise the pension age, and how he will accept a $51,000 a year annuity paid to former Prime Ministers. Video, Audio
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American tourist struggling in aftermath of fatal road accident
5:10 PM.An American heart surgeon has admitted causing a fatal three-car crash near Nelson. His lawyer says he is horrified at the carnage. Audio
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Labour MPs decide to stand in Maori electorates not list
5:08 PM.Labour has announced none of its Maori electorate MPs or candidates will have list places. Deputy Political Editor Chris Bramwell reports of the contest for the seven Maori seats. Audio
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White supremacist group aims to recruit university students
6:23 PM.A white supremacist group is trying to recruit Auckland university students to join it in its fight against white genocide, while its website says homosexuals and transsexuals are not allowed to join.
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Northland police stations - are they 'ghost stations'?
6:16 PM.There are 21 police stations in Northland, but NZ First leader Winson Peters says some are ghost stations, often unoccupied. Checkpoint called 11 stations to see if anyone would answer. Video, Audio
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Two women found guilty in Dome Valley kidnapping case
6:12 PM.Nicola Jones clutched her stomach and Julie Anne Torrance cried while guilty verdicts were being read in court today. The women were found guilty of attempted murder. Audio
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How New Zealanders will remember John Key
5:56 PM.John Key will give his valedictory speech this week as he prepares to leave Parliament. Sarah Robson asked people in his Helensville electorate what they thought about his legacy. Read more Video, Audio
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ACC earns $4m from Middlemore Hospital car park
5:49 PM.ACC is earning about $4 million a year running the carpark at Middlemore Hospital. The director of hospital services defends the car park charges of up to $20 a day. Video, Audio
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Ministry delays plans to move asbestos from Auckland school
5:43 PM.The Ministry of Education has pulled the plug on plans to remove 700 tonnes of asbestos contaminated soil from Hobsonville School in Auckland. Audio
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Northland police defend handling of youth crime spree
5:40 PM.Kaikohe locals say they've had a gutsful of youth in the town after a gang of youngsters raided a liquor store and broke into the town's Mobil station at the weekend. Audio
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Evening Business for 20 March 2017
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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PM announces investigation into water exports
5:26 PM.The Prime Minister says the Land and Water Forum will investigate the issue of water exports, while water industry groups argue bottling companies shouldn't be taxed if other industries aren't. Audio
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Concussions left murder-accused with short fuse, Crown says
5:23 PM.A jury has been told Troy Taylor killed 15-month-old Ihaka Stokes after losing it due to the effects of the repeated concussion injuries he had suffered. Conan Young was in court. Audio
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Primodos used in NZ, but withdrawn before UK
5:12 PM.The pregnancy-testing drug Primodos was prescribed in New Zealand and withdrawn in 1975, three years before it was withdrawn in the UK. The drug is claimed to have been responsible for a number of… Read more Video, Audio
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Guilty verdicts reached in Dome Valley case
5:07 PM.Two women have been found guilty of the attempted murder of a 19-year-old who was kidnapped and held captive for nearly a day before being abandoned in Dome Valley, Auckland. Audio
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Honda gives Geraldine man full refund for $1400 spare key
6:29 PM.A man charged $1400 for a spare key for his Honda has been told he will be given a full refund. Audio
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Madeleine McCann wasn't abducted, criminal profiler says
6:07 PM.An American criminal profiler says investigators are wasting their time and money looking for missing British girl Madeleine McCann because it is extremely unlikely the child was abducted. Video, Audio
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How much is too much for a spare car key
5:53 PM.A Geraldine man who was charged $1400 for a spare key has been refunded $900, and Honda is encouraging other people who think they might have been charged too much to get in touch. Audio
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Rugby fronts up to mental health
5:50 PM.New Zealand Rugby has launched a website and social media campaign offering the rugby community help and advice about mental fitness, mental health and wellbeing. Video, Audio
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Crisis all but over but Aucklanders told to keep saving water
5:47 PM.Auckland's worst water crisis in more than 20 years is all but over but Watercare is still suggesting people try to conserve water. Video, Audio
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Trump cutting government department budgets to pay for wall
5:40 PM.US President Donald Trump plans to cut budgets at a number of government departments and programmes to pay for a $54 billion Mexico border wall. Video, Audio
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Run-down Wellington house expected to fetch more than $500,000
5:37 PM.A derelict Wellington home that is so run down prospective buyers cannot even go inside is expected to sell for well over half a million dollars. Video, Audio