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5:08 PM.Attempts by opposition parties to pin down the Prime Minister over recent Panama Papers revelations culminated today in loud and angry exchanges. Jane Patterson reports. Audio

6:27 PM.Back to Fort McMurray in Canada now where it is hoped changing weather conditions will help firefighters get on top of the wildfire which has now been burning for a week. Audio

6:24 PM.New Zealand horse rider Sir Mark Todd fancies his chances at winning a sixth Olympic medal if he makes the Equestrian team to compete at the Rio Olympic Games in August.. Audio

6:20 PM.There are calls for state broadcaster TVNZ to apologise after it aired comments about Maori representation on its Seven Sharp programme that have been condemned as deeply offensive, sparking a social… Read more Audio

6:16 PM.The man accused of a cold-case murder says "I didn't do it" .... "James" did. Audio

6:14 PM.In the last decade, the number of foreign trusts established in New Zealand has skyrocketed from nearly 2,000 in 2006 to over 10,000 today - though then - Minister of Revenue Peter Dunne says IRD did… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.The Prime Minister is trying to front-foot the Panama Papers controversy - promising to act if any significant problems are revealed through the documents or the review of disclosure rules. Political… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.Providers of home support services to more than 100,000 people say they've been gouged by underfunding and are stressed and strained across the sector. Audio

5:48 PM.The Ngapuhi leader Sonny Tau has pleaded guilty to having his son-in-law try to take the rap for killing kereru. Audio

5:45 PM.CBC National News reporter Briar reporter speaks to Checkpoint about the Fort McMurray wildfires from the cordon outside the city. Audio

5:40 PM.The Labour Party say plans to spend millions on emergency housing don't come close to addressing the issue of homelessness. Audio

5:36 PM.Doctors working at Dunedin Hospital are fed up with the food being served in the staff kitchen, since Compass meals took over the meals contract. Audio

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

5:30 PM.A police investigation is underway after an unknown woman with a distinctive tattoo of a rose was found severely injured on the side of a road north of Auckland. Audio

5:10 PM.The Panama Papers have thrown up how far the world's rich will go to shield their involvement with the opaque trusts created for them in New Zealand. Audio

5:08 PM.A truck carrying a digger struck the Penrose overbridge early this afternoon, closing all but one lane of the southern motorway and causing severe congestion. Audio

6:38 PM.The fallout from the Panama Papers has continued to dog the Government this week. It's been just over a month now since the millions of documents from a Panamanian law firm showed how the world's rich… Read more Audio

6:27 PM.The Kiwis rugby league team are heavy underdogs to win tonight's test against Australia in Newcastle with a week of off-field drama leaving them rank outsiders to extend their 3-match winning streak… Read more Audio

6:23 PM.Hundreds of sheep dog trial enthusiasts have descended upon a remote valley in Taranaki for the North Island Sheep Dog Trial Championships this week. Audio

6:20 PM.Lonely new mothers living in central Auckland have joined together to set up a weekly playgroup in the CBD. Audio