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6:12 PM.So, is the tea party tape taking its toll on John Key? Audio

6:08 PM.The National Party leader is still dodging questions about the secret cafe recording, and walked out of a news conference this morning when pressed about it. Audio

5:57 PM.The Police could be in line for a boost in funding at the expense of the Corrections Department. Audio

5:50 PM.The police in Auckland have busted a large drug syndicate, arresting 19 people for supplying and manufacturing the drug ecstasy. Audio

5:47 PM.The Tertiary Education Commission has rejected a call to measure the performance of wananga in a different way from mainstream universities; With just over week before the country goes to the polls… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The company hired by the Government to carry out earthquake repairs in Canterbury is refusing to install insulation at the same time as it replaces old cladding on houses. Audio

5:42 PM.School leaders say some rural families may be forced to home-school their children if hostel workers succeed in getting the minimum wage for the hours they sleep at boarding school. Audio

5:36 PM.A retired Canadian Supreme Court Judge will decide whether David Bain gets compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment or not. Audio

5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:28 PM.The National Party's Epsom candidate says he's been the subject of a dirty tricks campaign in the electorate. Audio

5:25 PM.President Obama is about to touch down in Canberra for his first official visit to Australia. Audio

5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.A spokesperson for families bereaved by the Pike River Coal Mine disaster thinks poor organisation of the mine inspectorate extends beyond the tragedy of the Pike River accident. Audio

5:16 PM.The New Zealand Rugby Union says Zac Guildford cannot continue to bring its brand into disrepute, and he will need to front up to his actions, but the first priorty is getting him well. Audio

5:12 PM.John Key declined our request to come on Checkpoint, as did the National party's campaign chair Steven Joyce. Audio

5:07 PM.The Labour leader, Phil Goff, is questioning whether John Key is tough enough to be Prime Minister after Mr Key walked out of a news conference today. Audio

5:00 PM.John Key dodges questions about the tea party tape. Zac Guildford promises to give up the drink - for now and President Obama flies to Australia. Audio

6:54 PM.The Department of Conservation says up to 34 pilot whales remain stranded on Farewell Spit, after failing to re-float themselves in this afternoon's high tide. Audio

6:49 PM.An iwi health organisation says Whanau Ora is heading into an exciting phase - and it would be destabilising if any changes are made; An advocate for Te Reo Maori - whose contribution has been… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.Union delegates at KiwiRail's hillside workshop in Dunedin have been meeting to decide what action to take as anger grows at the use of contractors Audio

6:42 PM.Canterbury health authorities say 145 of the resthome residents evacuated from quake damaged facilities in February have since died. Audio

6:39 PM.The National Party says it will clamp down on welfare fraud including imposing sanctions on beneficiaries who use drugs, if it is re-elected. Audio

6:36 PM.Five days after the Christchurch teenager, Jade Bayliss was found dead in her home a man has appeared in court charged with her murder. Audio

6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:23 PM.The former executive officer at St Patricks College in Wellington has pleaded guilty to stealing $126,000 of school money, which he spent on prostitutes, a water bed and his mortgage. Audio