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5:55 PM.Pioneering work to restore mussel-beds to the Hauraki Gulf will be replicated in the upper South Island where commercial fishing decimated stocks last century. Video, Audio

5:52 PM.New Zealand Post will close its last 79 shops, saying it will replace them with services in supermarkets and pharmacies. Reporter Maxine Jacobs headed down to Auckland's Dominion Road to find out how… Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.Plans are afoot to ban cars from Queen St and other roads in central Auckland. Councillors today voted unanimously to trial the idea next year, which would radically transform the city centre. Video, Audio

5:38 PM.It was cold, dark, and Liz Carlson was alone, desperately trying to re-float more than 100 whales that stranded on a remote Stewart Island bay. She spoke with Lisa Owen about the worst experience of… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.The National Party is facing questions over a Christmas drinks function held by its youth wing - after police launched an investigation linked to the event. Video, Audio

5:22 PM.Speaker Trevor Mallard has launched an external review to get to the bottom of whether bullying and harassment is rife at Parliament. But New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says the only person… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.A jury took just 45 minutes to find Rohit Deepak Singh guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend Arishma Chand. Court reporter Anneke Smith has been following the case, and discusses the verdict with Lisa… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.Former New Zealander of the Year, Dr Lance O'Sullivan, says he will quit medicine in two years if the "f*****" health system doesn't change. He tells Lisa Owen incompetent doctors are harming people.

6:20 PM.A new film being made in Wellington will enable the audience to don a headset and become part of the onscreen action. Science and Innovation reporter Charlie Dreaver went out to Miramar Creative… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Whangarei mother Rowshae Albert has been pushing for a nationwide vaccination programme after her daughter Alexis died from the disease earlier this year. She told Lisa Owen she's overwhelmed at news… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.Two Kiwis had motorsport fans on both sides of the Tasman captivated over the weekend as they battled bumper-to-bumber for Australia's Supercars championship, but it was Scott McLaughlin who prevailed… Read more Audio

5:53 PM.The Under 17 womens football team became the first New Zealand team to reach the semi-finals of a FIFA tournament after upsetting Japan in a penalty shoot-out yesterday. Forward Maggie Jenkins told… Read more Video, Audio

5:38 PM.Police can't confirm whether it was a bullet from one of their officers which killed a Canterbury man involved in a dramatic shooting in Darfield. Video, Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:21 PM.Michael Stiassny is appealing for potential whistle-blowers within the agency to call him directly - guaranteeing he will protect their jobs. He told Lisa Owen the failures at NZTA are 'far worse'… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.While 145 pilot whales died after stranding on Stewart Island, Department of Conservation says its focus is on saving killer whales that stranded on 90 Mile Beach. Video, Audio

5:11 PM.Northland DHB chairperson Nick Chamberlain says the 20,000 vaccines being flown in won't be enough to vaccinate all children aged between 9 months and 4 years and 13 and 19 years old, and the DHB… Read more Video, Audio

5:08 PM.20,000 meningococcal vaccines are being flown in for a three-week campaign targeted at Northland children and teenagers. The government says it had to act after six people, half from Northland, died… Read more Audio