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5:43 PM.19-year-old golfer Lydia Ko won her third LPGA Tour title at the latest event in Arkansas today. Audio

5:39 PM.The New Zealander who was taken hostage in Nigeria last week has sustained injuries from the ordeal - but those injuries are not life threatening. Audio

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

5:30 PM.New Zealand exporters grappling with the implications of Britain's decision to leave the European Union have been told to keep calm and carry on. Audio

5:18 PM.New Zealand's foreign trust disclosure rules are 'inadequate and not fit for purpose', an inquiry headed by John Shewan has concluded. Audio

5:08 PM.The two people who killed Taupo child Moko Rangitoheriri, Tania Shailer and David William Haerewa, were today jailed for 17 years, with a minimum non-parole period of nine years, after narrowly… Read more Audio

6:45 PM.The Children's Commissioner has used his last State of Care report to warn that tens of thousands of vulnerable children could be in danger as the Government plans a massive overhaul of Child Youth… Read more Audio

6:25 PM.The Government says complaints from Queenstown about a lack of housing and inadequate local infrastructure are being heard loud and clear in Wellington. Audio

6:20 PM.New Zealand expat journalist Kate King is based in London working for Al Jazeera and says the vote's outcome comes as a surprise. Audio

6:17 PM.Polls said it was too close to call, pundits called it for Remain - but with a 4% margin winning out for Leave, some are wondering whether Britain shouldn't have seen this coming. Buzzfeed UK's Jim… Read more Audio

6:14 PM.Finance markets have had a rocky ride after the UK voted to leave the EU, with the British pound falling to a 31 year low. Audio

6:10 PM.There are scenes of euphoria and dismay in the United Kingdom after Britons voted to quit the European Union in a historic referendum. Audio

5:50 PM.Prior to the referendum, NZIER had estimated that New Zealand exports to the UK could drop by $190 million a year if Britain left the EU. Deputy Chief Executive John Ballingall joins Checkpoint. Audio

5:46 PM.Stephen Bush, the New Statesman's Special Correspondent, joins Checkpoint to discuss the latest developments on Britain's departure from the EU. Audio

5:40 PM.Neil Walter, a former CEO of MFAT, and also an expert witness to the inquiry, says the response to the Ombudsman's report must now address the serious and substantive issues it raises. Audio

5:32 PM.People on the streets on Wellington responded with shock and dismay to the outcome of the EU referendum results. Audio

5:30 PM.The New Zealand government is yet to make any official statement on Britain's departure from the EU, with ministers saying they want to wait to see the final result, as well as the response from the… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report, following the EU referendum result. Audio

5:12 PM.Britain has spoken: in an historic referendum, the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union, sending the pound plunging and markets into turmoil. Audio