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6:40 PM.The Director of the Security Intelligence Service has spoken out this week about her agency's role in the jihadi brides controversy. Rebecca Kitteridge has also addressed a Privacy Act exemption, that… Read more Audio

6:26 PM.Big weekend of sport happening here and abroad, rugby, league, golf, WRC and boxing to name a few. Here to talk us through it is our sports reporter, Matt Chatterton. Audio

6:20 PM.A programme that has helped tens of thousands of parents over its 25 year existence is to be scrapped. Audio

5:56 PM.You might imagine a festival dedicated to the world's greatest oyster to be quite flash, but the tagline for the Bluff Oyster Festival, which starts tomorrow, is 'unsophisticated and proud of it'. Audio

5:49 PM.The Queenstown Lakes District Council has admitted that glass from residents' recycling bins is going to the landfill, and say a communication glitch meant residents were not told what was happening. Audio

5:46 PM.Heavy rain has fallen across the West Coast this afternoon causing flooding in Hokitika. Andy Thompson from Westland Civil Defence joins Checkpoint. Audio

5:39 PM.The Labour Party is putting forward a bill to abolish charter schools, but just today a substantial expansion of ACT's charter school policy was announced. Audio

5:37 PM.At least one more former Chibok schoolgirl abducted by Boko Haram militants in 2014 has been found. Sera Luka was rescued yesterday during a military operation against the ISIS-affiliated militants. Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:26 PM.A bid to allow women to join the golf club at Scotland's legendary, and very male, Muirfield Course, has failed, leaving the course ineligible to host the Open. Audio

5:22 PM.Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says there is no housing crisis in New Zealand, and ongoing problems have been the case for some time. Peter Newport reports. Audio

5:12 PM.People sleeping rough in West Auckland have begun storing their things in lockers outside the Salvation Army building, so they can keep their few possessions dry and safe. John Campbell reports. Audio

5:08 PM.Egyptian officials have withdrawn claims that wreckage from the missing EgyptAir plane had been found, saying the debris that was spotted in the ocean is not from MS804. Audio

6:21 PM.The world's first commercial jetpacks are set to go on sale at the end of the year, hopefully available to the general public by 2017. Martin Aircraft chief executive Peter Coker joins Checkpoint. Audio

6:14 PM.Pressure is mounting on the Government to allow Housing New Zealand to retain its dividend as social housing groups report more and more people being forced to live in cars, shipping containers and… Read more Audio

5:53 PM.Beggers outside an upmarket Christchurch department store are forcing Garden City leaders to take a hard look at the wider problem of homelessness in the city. Audio

5:50 PM.Nine years after it began, the Trans-Tasman netball competition has been scrapped. Sports Editor Stephen Hewson reports. Audio

5:45 PM.Health campaigners say the Government's star rating system for packaged food has barely made an impact since it was introduced two years ago. Tiana Barns reports. Audio

5:43 PM.Age Concern says the discovery of an elderly man's decomposing body in a Wellington flat is a stark reminder that some New Zealanders spend their twilight years in isolation. Maja Burry reports. Audio

5:35 PM.A Queenstown developer has this afternoon unveiled announced plans for a Convention Centre with the capacity to host 1400 delegates. Peter Newport spoke with Remarkables Park Limited's director… Read more Audio