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6:22 PM.New Plymouth residents fear there will be another freedom camping free-for-all this summer after a council bungle which means its freedom camping bylaw has been sent back to the drawing board. Video, Audio

5:49 PM.It began as an easy way to feed hungry children in Auckland, but now the pātaka kai movement can be found in neighourhoods across New Zealand. Nita Blake-Persen reports. Video, Audio

5:43 PM.Everyone with tresses ranging from fiery copper to strawberry blonde have met in Wellington for the country's first national gathering of redheads. Video, Audio

5:40 PM.The number one ranked All Blacks take on second place Ireland in Dublin this weekend, in a test that will establish if they've done enough to keep their place ahead of next year's World Cup. Joe… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.Scouts New Zealand and other groups say they are disappointed that victims of abuse in their communities won't be heard by the Royal Commission. Alex Perrottet reports. Read more Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:25 PM.Silverdale School and Stella Maris Primary on the Hibiscus Coast have both scrapped their end of year prize-givings because they don't want to upset children who miss out. But Auckland Grammar's… Read more Audio

5:19 PM.Bank sales staff across the nine biggest retail banks in New Zealand earned $71 million in variable pay linked to performance measures - such as selling loans and products to customers - in the year… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.Almost 200kg of cocaine was found tucked in duffle bags on top of bunches of bananas on a ship from Panama - heading for Auckland. As Lisa Owen reports, police are warning New Zealand is a lucrative… Read more Video, Audio

6:24 PM.Changes to a Christchurch bus stop have escalated into a months-long row in which angry retirees have accused the regional council of betraying them. Read more Video, Audio

6:19 PM.Six 60, Alien Weaponry, Unknown Mortal Ochestra and Drax Projects are all nominated for four awards at the NZ Music Awards in Auckland tonight. RNZ Music's Alex Behan joins Checkpoint live from Spark… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Pike River Minister Andrew Little says police will be involved in the re-entry regardless of whether they commit officers to go underground, but that will not stop the project of recovering the drift… Read more Video, Audio

5:54 PM.Bunnings has issued new guidelines to community groups running fundraising sausage sizzles at its stores, and it's become far more controversial than managers ever dreamed. Alex Perrottet and camera… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.New Zealand has won the rights to host the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2021. It will be the first time the women's World Cup has been in the southern hemisphere and will run for six weeks in July and… Read more Video, Audio

5:37 PM.Sonny Bill Williams is out of the All Blacks' game against Ireland this weeked with a shoulder injury he picked up in last week's win over England, meaning Ryan Crotty starts at second-five with Anton… Read more Video, Audio

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

5:23 PM.A Christchurch defence lawyer whose client was rushed by gang associates during a court appearance this morning, believes industrial action by court staff is putting people in danger. Lisa Owen… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones was in Fielding today handing out more money to regional projects. And as Ben Strang reports, Mr Jones promises that come the next election, there… Read more Audio

5:09 PM.Marion Curtin, the mother of one of the 29 men who died in the Pike River Mine explosion says plans to re-enter the mine are futile and a waste of money, saying there are hundreds of ways to better… Read more Video, Audio

6:25 PM.Primary and intermediate teachers marching in Christchurch echoed the message of their colleagues further north - they also want pay increases and improved working conditions. But they say that their… Read more Video, Audio