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5:19 PM.Hastings District Mayor Lawrence Yule is dealing with an outbreak of what is believed to be campylobacter in Havelock North. He tells Checkpoint how the council is responding. Audio

5:14 PM.Hastings District councillor Adrienne Pierce bought and delivered groceries to Kayla Vivian, who is struggling financially after her son fell ill in Havelock North. Audio

5:11 PM.Associate Minister of Health Peter Dunne says Hastings District Council is working hard to find the cause of the gastro outbreak in Havelock North. Audio

5:07 PM.Hastings district councillor Wayne Bradshaw is livid the council didn't act sooner to prevent the gastro outbreak in Havelock North from spreading. Audio

6:38 PM.Record immigration levels have reignited debate in Parliament over whether it's time to put a cap on numbers. The new arrivals put stresses on the nation, and that can cause dangerous resentments… Read more Audio

6:25 PM.The New Zealand premiere of Disney's Pete's Dragon is being held at Wellington's Embassy theatre tonight. NZ Film Commission CEO Dave Gibson talks to Checkpoint from the red carpet. Audio

6:20 PM.Court documents reveal fight clubs were organised as often as once a week at the then-Serco run Mt Eden prison. Labour's Corrections spokesperson Kelvin Davis tells Checkpoint what he makes of the… Read more Audio

6:15 PM.Sky Television has lost its bid for an interim injunction against Fairfax Media over the use of its Olympic footage. Sports Minister Jonathan Coleman talks to Checkpoint from Rio. Audio

6:12 PM.Luuka Jones won silver in the women's K1 canoe slalom. Barry Guy spoke with the Olympian medalist in Rio. Audio

5:46 PM.Silver Fern Farms shareholders have overwhelmingly reconfirmed a joint venture deal with Shanghai Maling, despite a major push by 80 dissident shareholders to stop it. Audio

5:38 PM.Accessible Properties, the country's biggest non-government housing provider, is finalising its purchase agreement for 1124 state houses in Tauranga. Audio

5:27 PM.A transgender student at New Plymouth Girls' High School is calling for pants to be included as part of the official school uniform. Audio

5:21 PM.Wannabe local politicians waited to the last minute today to finish their paperwork and get their names on the ballot for October's elections. Audio

5:16 PM.Mt Eden Prison inmates held weekly fight clubs and sparred in full view of CTV cameras under Serco's watch, an investigation has found. Audio

5:12 PM.Fijians in New Zealand gathered around the television this morning to cheer on their sevens team, then laughed, hugged and sang in delight when they made Olympic history. Audio

6:50 PM.Questions for Reserve Bank governor, Graeme Wheeler, in the committee rooms, and for Finance Minister, Bill English, in the debating chamber, about the Reserve Bank's cut in the official cash rate to… Read more Audio

6:25 PM.The Green Party wants all international visitors to pay a tax to go towards the cost of infrastructure and to help with the government's predator-free dream. Audio

6:16 PM.The Reserve Bank has defended its .25 percent interest rate cut today, saying a larger cut wasn't needed. Audio