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5:09 PM.Auckland school rugby coach Alosio Taimo has been convicted of 95 sexual abuse charges following a two and a half month long trial in Auckland. Anneke Smith reports. Video, Audio

6:08 PM.A new political opinion poll indicates the furore over rogue MP Jami-Lee Ross has only slightly dented National's fortunes. Political scientist Bryce Edwards tells Lisa Owen the party would be pleased… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.The government wants everyone to have a warm, safe and dry home, but that's out of reach for many Northlanders. A part of RNZ's One Year On series, Max Towle asks New Zealanders if the coalition… Read more Video, Audio

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

5:27 PM.In amongst the horror of synthetic drugs, which the NZ Drug Foundation calls a public health emergency, is a touch rugby team aiming to make a difference. Logan Church reports. Video, Audio

5:20 PM.National leader Simon Bridges has announced a review into workplace and party practices to ensure women feel safe while at work. He says he would not have handled anything differently, but has been… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.Controversial Māori leader Sir Ngatata Love died last week surrounded by his loved ones at the age of 81. He was cremated in a private ceremony before many even knew he had passed away. Te Manu Korihi… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.An abusive text sent to Jami-Lee Ross by a female MP that Mr Ross had a relationship with has been released, as the National Party announces it will review its culture. Read more Video, Audio

6:22 PM.Today we're bidding farewell to another colleague. Zac Fleming has been part of the Checkpoint team for the past two years. In that time he's worked as a producer, reporter, cameraman and sometimes-… Read more Video, Audio

6:18 PM.There's no such thing as a free lunch - or a free stadium - say skeptics of a plan to replace Eden Park with a high-tech venue in downtown Auckland. A group of Auckland businesses, the Waterfront… Read more Video, Audio

6:10 PM.Rogue MP Jami-Lee Ross has done a u-turn on his decision earlier in the week to resign instead vowing to stay on in Parliament as an independent in his Botany electorate. Lisa Owen joins us in the… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.Fresh fruit, and vegetables, free range eggs and honey - help yourself, but don't forget to pay. Thats the message from Grass Esposti who has a road-side stall just north of Auckland which operates an… Read more Video, Audio

5:46 PM.Up to 2-thousand more hospital beds will be needed in Auckland and Northland in the next 20 years, just to keep up with population growth. Video, Audio

5:35 PM.National MP Mark Mitchell responds to the news that Jami-Lee Ross won't resign, and talks about the latest secret tape released. Video, Audio

5:27 PM.In the past half hour rogue MP Jamie Lee Ross has released a second secret recording of a conversation he has had with National leader Simon Bridges. Our political editor Jane Patterson joins us. Video, Audio

5:19 PM.Jonathan Wallis has this afternoon paid an emotional tribute to his brother Nick describing his death and the death of brother Matthew in July in a similar accident as a cruel reality. Video, Audio

5:16 PM.In what's being described as a cowardly act by dangerous criminals, Police say two men in their early twenties shot at officers as they fled dangerously across Auckland today. Video, Audio