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

5:23 PM.Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett has the support of 21 of National's 59-strong caucus to snag the job of Deputy Prime Minister. Sarah Robson reports. Audio

5:19 PM.Quinton Winders was sentenced today to at least 17 years in jail for killing road worker George Taiaroa, but his family says he is innocent and has been framed. Audio

5:07 PM.A Dunedin principal has penned an open letter to several government departments, warning that her students face a future of crime if nothing is done to help them. Video, Audio

6:22 PM.People living in inner-city Wellington want more help from the government, if it is going to tighten the rules for earthquake-prone buildings. Video, Audio

6:17 PM.Auckland mayor Phil Goff has set up a taskforce to come up with ways to address the city's housing crisis, in the council's latest attempt to stem the shelter shortage. Video, Audio

6:07 PM.Bill English's early victory in the leadership battle leaves just the deputy's job up for grabs when the National Party caucus meets on Monday. He says the battle is very much alive. Video, Audio

5:57 PM.Checkpoint heads to Auckland streets to ask who should serve as Bill English' deputy, in a completely unscientific game of (mostly) Nats in a Hat. Video, Audio

5:49 PM.People living in Rakautara, north of Kaikōura, have been cut off since the 7.8 quake struck last month. And authorities have told them it could be months before slips are cleared. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

5:42 PM.Christchurch's quake-damaged stadium Lancaster Park will most likely be demolished after the city's mayor Lianne Dalziel said it would be uneconomic to repair it, at a cost of $250m. Video, Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:25 PM.New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko has dumped her coach David Leadbetter. Mr Leadbetter told Checkpoint the 19-year-old's father should stop interferring in her career. Audio

5:21 PM.Power is back on in the Far North after three transmission towers went out of action this morning. Transpower suspects the towers were vandalised. Lois Williams reports. Audio

5:17 PM.Three MPs put their names forward to lead National and New Zealand after John Key resigned earlier this week, but Bill English is only one left. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson has the latest. Video, Audio

5:10 PM.Deputy Prime Minister Bill English is set to be promoted to Prime Minister after Judith Collins and Jonathan Coleman withdrew from the race. He joins Checkpoint from Wellington. Video, Audio

5:07 PM.Bill English is set to be New Zealand's next Prime Minister after more than half of National's MPs publicly declared their support for him. Chris Bramwell reports.  Video, Audio

6:26 PM.The State Services Commission has apologised and paid compensation to two former diplomats - but will not say how much it gave them. Video, Audio

6:17 PM.A court has heard how an actor kissed, touched and performed sex acts on students during private acting classes. Eva Corlett was in court. Video, Audio

6:08 PM.National MPs Paula Bennett and Simon Bridges both want to be Bill English's deputy - and are talking up their relationship with the man favoured to be the new Prime Minister. Video, Audio

5:53 PM.Surfers in Kaikoura are worried the earthquake has ruined one of the best local breaks - but others think it might have improved surfing in the town. Read more Video, Audio