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5:28 PM.The Canadian Olympic team has apologised to New Zealand after a drone was caught flying over a Football Ferns training session in Saint Etienne, ahead of their Olympic opener. The drone from the… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.A damning review of Hawke's Bay Regional Council has laid bare the failures it made before and during Cyclone Gabrielle with flooding protections. Eight people died in Hawke's Bay and the flooding… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.After nearly six years, the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry's final report has been made public and outlined in harrowing detail how children, young people and vulnerable adults were… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Political parties across the house have expressed horror and sorrow at the extent of abuse in state and faith-based care. After nearly six years, the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry's final… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care, released its findings today calling the abuse and neglect of at least 200,000 children and young people "a national disgrace." The 3000 page report… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Chanel Harris Tevita will look to put his horror night with the boot behind him this weekend whe the Warriors meet the Tigers in Auckland this Friday. The five eighth has become the scapegoat for the… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Asia Correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about a powerful typhoon making its way to Taiwan, Beijing wanting to be a peacemaker and the US elections and particularly Donald Trump's… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.Erica Stanford is the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response. She spoke to Susana Lei'ataua about whether the government is going to follow through on Judge Shaw's call to hold… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.The Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry has found at least 200,000 children, young people and adults have been abused in state or faith-based care. The Royal Commission's final report - and its… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.The Deloitte report, commissioned by Westpac, found less than 60% of New Zealanders own their home and that this number will continue to decline based on current trends. It comes as Westpac pledges to… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about while the cyber security company Crowdstrike has taken responsibility of last Friday's global outage, there are growing concerns… Read more Audio

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

5:32 PM.The Pulse will host the ANZ Premiership grand final after beating the Tactix in Wellington last night. The win also means the Pulse have avoided an elimination final against the defending champion… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.Speaker Gerry Brownlee was doing over time responding to points of order as MPs descended into a game of tit-for-tat over who made the more unparliamentary remark. Political editor Jo Moir was in the… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.About 500 families in rural Hawkes Bay are facing an uncertain future because the bus service taking their kids to school is being cancelled by the Ministry of Education. Some parents are in tears -… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.A senior public health physician said the government is trying to focus attention exclusively on the performance of Te Whatu Ora as a distraction from what actually needs to be addressed, Dr Belinda… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Health New Zealand's new commissioner said the organisation has become too large and too unaffordable - and wants it re-focused on the frontline and regional delivery. Professor Lester Levy has been… Read more Audio

4:47 PM.The money is a fraction of the one billion dollars a year Kiwis spend on merchant service fees using the Mastercard and Visa payment networks. The Commission said Paywave's 2% surcharge is… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Midwifery has the greatest shortfall of the health care sector, to fill the gaps an extra 300 students need to graduate a year. But one new graduate has told Checkpoint financial pressure makes the… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.The Porirua Mayor said a new initiative to stop students fighting at the city centre railway station is off to a good start. Three safety officers, known as navigators, started patrolling Porirua… Read more Audio

4:27 PM.Jamie Wall speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about Ardie Savea going to Moana Pasifika and the Olympics. Audio

4:23 PM.Clyde Quay School's school board chairperson Michelle Little speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the winner of the raffle, who won the prize of two Taylor Swift tickets, including airfares to London… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.The Associated press has surveyed delegates and in breaking news has said she has sailed through the threshold of 1,976 delegates needed on the first ballot to win nomination in America's convoluted… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Every region in the country, except Waikato, has recorded above average meth use while the number of people cosuming cocaine is up in every district, Detective Inspector Tim Chao, manager of the… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Diane To speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the IT outage on Friday, an outcry over prison sentences given to climate protesters in Britain and the Paris Summer Games kicking off at end of the week. Audio