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6:14 PM.There were long and happy queues of people waiting for New Zealand's Olympians' autographs, when the team returned home this morning. Audio

5:55 PM.Blast kills one, wounds 30 in southern Thailand. Audio

5:49 PM.MPs considering a review of gun laws have been told it's very likely there will be another mass killing in New Zealand, like the one that happened at Aramoana in 1990. Audio

5:42 PM.Drivers could soon have to give saliva samples to police that will be immediately screened for illegal drugs. Audio

5:38 PM.MPs hearing submissions on voluntary euthanasia have been told today to put fear and emotion aside and be principled and brave. Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:29 PM.Havelock North bores are still testing positive for E Coli with authorities having no idea where it is coming from. Checkpoint reporter Alex Ashton joins Checkpoint from the site of the bores. Video, Audio

5:28 PM.Havelock North is starting to bounce back and any further asisstance is the responsibility of the Hastings District Council, Minister for Small Business Craig Foss says. Audio

5:26 PM.Havelock North businesswoman Liv Reynolds says businesses must try to force some kind of response from either the council or government. Audio

6:50 PM.Week in the House begins with a round of speeches praising the performance of New Zealand's athletes at the Olympic Games in Rio. Questions for the prime minister, John Key, begin with a series from… Read more Audio

6:23 PM.Sir Ngatata Love, who is on trial in the High Court on alternative charges of fraud and corruption, had to take a break from giving evidence this afternoon due to ill health. Audio

6:20 PM.Disability and school groups fear disabled children will be short-changed by a huge shift of special needs funding from schools to early education providers. Audio

6:13 PM.The government has faced questions in Parliament about why money to help small councils deliver clean drinking water is no longer available. Audio

5:55 PM.Matamata residents Lynn and Jonathan Beesley are fed up with a "low hum" that's keeping them awake at night. Alex Ashton went to investigate the mysterious buzzing noise that only a few can hear. Audio

5:48 PM.Faroz Ali charged Fijian workers large sums of money, facilitated their unlawful entry here and then employed them in breach of their visa conditions, Immigration NZ said at his trial. Audio