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5:25 PM.A Queenstown landlord says he has taken a big financial risk to buy properties in the resort town which traditionally has emptied out over summer. Audio

6:50 PM.Only one question about tax havens and foreign trusts and Revenue Minister, Michael Woodhouse, claims to have answered it already - several times. Finance Minister, Bill English, faces Labour… Read more Audio

6:26 PM.A public meeting will be held in Christchurch tonight for homeowners to discuss how a recent EQC settlement will affect them, which will require EQC to repair quake-damaged houses to 'as new'… Read more Audio

6:18 PM.Former foster child and CYF worker Daryl Brougham speaks to Checkpoint about the revelations that almost 700 children and young people have been placed in police cells due to a lack of alternative… Read more Audio

6:09 PM.The government is looking at charging international visitors more for facilities to help pay for infrastructure under pressure from the surge in tourists. Audio

5:55 PM.The Federated Mountain Clubs has been forced to get its begging bowl out to ask for public support to pay for it to seek more information on DOC's decision to increase daily helicopter landings on a… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:47 PM.It is still unknown what caused large sheets of glass to fall off a high-rise building in central Wellington this morning, smashing onto the road and footpath. Audio

5:41 PM.As Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton battle it out for the Democratic nod, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is trying to work out how to garner support from his party. McKay Coppins joins… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.A woman who kills her abuser while he sleeps may be able to argue she acted in self-defence, under a radical law change recommended by the Law Commission. Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:29 PM.In the last five years, almost 700 children and young people brought to the attention of Child Youth and Family have been placed in a police cell because there's been no bed for them in alternative… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.In the last five years, almost 700 children and young people brought to the attention of Child Youth and Family have been placed in a police cell because there's been no bed for them in alternative… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.Queenstown Lakes District Council Mike Theelen says there's no doubt that housing affordability is a pressure point in Queenstown and they're doing what they can to increase supply, quickly. Audio

6:50 PM.John Key becomes the first prime minister to be thrown out of the debating chamber since Margaret Wilson ordered Helen Clark to leave in June 2005. Mister Key got carried away when answering questions… Read more Audio

6:25 PM.Christchurch teenager Courtenay McGregor was today named in the New Zealand Olympic team alongside fellow gymnasts Misha Koudinov and trampolinist Dylan Schmidt. Audio

6:22 PM.Some business owners in central Christchurch fear a plan to deter motorists from their street, and make it more pedestrian friendly, will be the death of their shops. Audio

6:17 PM.The New Zealander named in Parliament today in connection with one of America's most wanted fugitives says he is surprised his name has come up, and denies doing anything wrong. Audio

6:14 PM.Five years on from the country's biggest local body merger, the Auckland Council is being marked down for failing to tackle social inequality in the city. Auckland Correspondent Todd Niall has more. Audio