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5:45 PM.A woman has been diagnosed with Guillain Barre syndrome after contracting campylobacter during Havelock North's gastro outbreak. Dr Gareth Parry joins Checkpoint. Audio

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

5:28 PM.Gisborne's mayor Meng Foon is under investigation for shouting drinks, after placing money down on a table at a Father's Day function last week. Audio

5:18 PM.US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is suffering from pneumonia, her personal doctor said after she fell ill at a September 11 memorial. Audio

5:08 PM.Former Conservative Party board member John Stringer has told a court there was no smear campaign against the party's former leader Colin Craig, who is in court fighting defamation claims. Audio

6:22 PM.A Wellington iwi wants Victoria University's Karori campus land back, despite the university intending to sell it. Audio

6:19 PM.The whanau of murdered stop-go worker George Taiaroa say they want to move forward with their lives, and honour Mr Taiaroa's memory. Audio

6:12 PM.Outcry over New Zealand Rugby's investigation into the Chiefs has been a "huge wake up call" for them, but it shouldn't have taken so long, women rights campaigner Louise Nicholas says. Audio

5:55 PM.A Wairarapa business woman says being the victim of a cyber ransom attack was a very disturbing experience and she's urging others to take measures to protect themselves. Audio

5:45 PM.Prime Minister John Key has landed in the Federated States of Micronesia for the 47th Pacific Islands Forum. RNZ reporter Chris Bramwell joins Checkpoint. Audio

5:42 PM.The wintery blast that's swept up the country has stranded 80 people on a Mt Ruapehu skifield, toppled shipping containers in Wellington and grounded inter-island ferries for another day. Audio

5:38 PM.The controversial hospital food provider Compass is having to renegotiate the contract it's offering to District Health Boards because so few have signed up. Read more Audio

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

5:29 PM.Dunedin teenager Anna Grimaldi has won New Zealand's first medal at the Paralympics. She joined Checkpoint from Rio and said she still can't believe she won gold. Audio

5:26 PM.The man suing Colin Craig for defamation has faced questions in court about why he gave blogger Cameron Slater a copy of a poem the former Conservative Party leader had written to his press secretary.

5:23 PM.After two and a half days of deliberation, a jury has found Quinton Winders guilty of the murder of stop-go worker George Taiaroa. RNZ reporter Carla Penman joins Checkpoint. Audio

5:08 PM.New Zealand Rugby CEO Steve Tew met with Louise Nicholas and Dr Jackie Blue today to discuss the letter they penned criticising the union's investigation into the Chiefs. Tew joins Checkpoint. Audio