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5:53 PM.History professor Allan Lichtman has correctly predicted the outcome of every US presidential race dating back to 1984. He joins Checkpoint. Audio

5:46 PM.The Government has announced its largest-ever funding increase for health research in New Zealand. Audio

5:40 PM.Wakatipu High School, a decile 10 high school in Queenstown, says a recent gift of $100,000 from a wealthy overseas investor is needed to help fund poorer students. Audio

5:35 PM.The further you live from a power station, the more you pay for power - a future solution proposed by the Electricity Authority. Catherine Hutton reports. Audio

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

5:27 PM.He was the youngest New Zealander to be picked in the first round of an NBA draft. This afternoon basketballer Steven Adams helped his Oklahoma City Thunder team upset the Golden State Warriors in a… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.Police have cordoned off a Christchurch house after a woman's body was discovered in Rakaia on Sunday. Audio

5:18 PM.The Birkdale community on Auckland's North Shore had no idea that fellow resident Tony Robertson was a child sex offender who actively avoided rehabilitation while in prison. Audio

5:15 PM.The husband of Blessie Gotingco, murdered by Tony Robertson, says he's devastated by the results of an inquiry on Robertson's management after being released from prison. John Campbell reports. Audio

5:08 PM.Homeless people are being left in debt after being put up in motels by WINZ at their own cost. Alex Ashton reports. Audio

6:26 PM.The Department of Conservation is warning the public to keep a safe distance from yellow-bellied sea snakes after one came to shore on a Taranaki beach. Audio

6:13 PM.A Wellington woman who was attacked by a dog is one of nearly 800 people and groups weighing on the city council's proposed new animal control rules. Audio

6:08 PM.Social workers on the frontlines of Auckland's housing crisis say the reality is families with children are asking for help, but aren't getting it. They say many families are bounced between… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.There's been plenty of talk around Rugby Sevens - not just the recent Paris series but the announcement that Jared Hayne has joined the Fijian Sevens team. Audio

5:53 PM.Samuel Gibson, an adventurer who suffered from brittle bone disease, has died after falling from his wheelchair during a half-marathon. Mr Gibson, who was 39, died this morning in Hawke's Bay Fallen… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.The police are treating their investigation into the discovery of a body near a hedge in South Canterbury last night as a homicide. Audio

5:44 PM.A medical centre in Morrinsville has rostered on extra staff to cope with an influx of people wanting vaccinations in the wake of a case of measles in a college student. Audio

5:40 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:21 PM.A damning new report by the Fisheries Centre at British Columbia University exposes deliberate and systematic dumping of fish, high levels of wastage, and chronic misreporting of catches. Audio

5:10 PM.Prime Minister John Key is being called completely out of touch after saying people living in cars or under bridges should seek help from Work and Income. Audio

6:40 PM.The depth of New Zealand's involvement in the global network of secretive trusts was laid bare this week by further revelations in the Panama Papers. The new information may have created big waves in… Read more Audio

6:18 PM.Several councils that weren't carrying out physical safety inspections on buildings are now making the effort, after a Government report found some were skipping the process. Audio