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5:09 PM.Trade Minister Todd McClay has apologised to the Prime Minister for his initial response to reports of trade retaliation by China over possible steel dumping. Audio

6:38 PM.The Prime Minister this week took a business delegation up to Indonesia in an attempt to boost trade between the two countries. The trade relationship has been rocky over recent years, because despite… Read more Audio

6:20 PM.An international tribunal at The Hague has found Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States were complicit in the 1965 mass killings in Indonesia. Audio

6:16 PM.Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has survived a vote of no-confidence in the national Parliament today. Audio

6:14 PM.An Auckland brewery has apologised for using Maori names and imagery on its range of beers after a major social media backlash. Audio

6:09 PM.Javier Vidana, who was brought to the US from Mexico as a baby, says Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric is terrifying and makes him feel like a second-class citizen. Audio

5:55 PM.Latest sports news from the RNZ Sport team. Audio

5:52 PM.The Brumbies are hosting the Highlanders in Canberra tonight, while tomorrow the Hurricanes - who came from nowhere to top the New Zealand conference - host the Sharks in Wellington. Audio

5:47 PM.After Friday night's failed army coup, Turkey's president has declared a state of emergency for three months. Amnesty International researcher Andrew Gardner joins Checkpoint. Audio

5:38 PM.Asian families with young children have been found to be at risk of exploitation and are more likely to feel unease at expressing their identities. Audio

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

5:26 PM.An Australian couple has come up with a novel idea of selling their tropical Micronesian island by holding a raffle, selling tickets at NZ$71 each to people around the world. Audio

5:22 PM.Four out of the five top candidates in a poll to be picked as the United Nations' next Secretary General are men, with former PM Helen Clark in the middle of the list. Audio

5:19 PM.The lawyer for convicted murderer and sex offender Philip John Smith believes his client could be eligible for up to $50,000 in compensation. Audio

5:08 PM.Donald Trump has formally accepted the Republican nomination for the US Presidency this afternoon, delivering the longest acceptance speech in American history. Audio

6:18 PM.Fairfax media and NZME have today announced their reporters will not be going to Rio for the Olympic Games. Both Fairfax and NZME say Sky is using its broadcasting rights to the Games to unfairly… Read more Audio

6:14 PM.A visit by a United States navy ship for the first time in 33 years is being seen as a victory for New Zealand standing its ground on being nuclear-free. Audio

6:10 PM.Auckland harbour bridge has been monopolised by cars for 57 years, but now pedestrians and cyclists have finally got the green light. Audio

6:08 PM.A senior social worker in Manurewa says she complained to Work and Income about a property manager renting out garages to tenants a year and a half a go - but it kept sending clients to her. Audio

5:54 PM.Three PETA protestors said they'd rather go naked than wear fur - and, on a busy street in the Christchurch suburb of Sydenham, this morning they did just that. Audio

5:39 PM.Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Jan Wright believes 1080 is just holding the line in the battle for New Zealand's native birds - and she wants to see the country win the war. Audio

5:36 PM.The Wellington City Council says a former employee had some arguably justifiable grievances in a scathing exit email, which has been leaked. Audio