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5:51 PM.Shon Turfrey was pushed 10km out to sea on Sunday while surfing off the coast at Haumoana, Napier. He explains to John Campbell what happened, and where it all went terribly wrong. Video, Audio

5:40 PM.A Perth man has been charged with murder after the bodies of his wife, her mother and three children were discovered in their suburban home almost a week after they died. Video, Audio

5:26 PM.Prominent Rangiora trainer Andrew Douglas Stuart is one of 11 people charged after an 18 month investigation into the harness racing industry. Reporter Tess Brunton was in the Christchurch District… Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for residents along the coastlines of South Carolina and Virginia as parts of the mid Atlantic brace for what could be the most powerful hurricane ever to make… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.The family living in a 'swamp house' in Papakura, which the Housing Minister last month labelled 'third world', has been evicted. Tenant Dawn Robbie filled Zac Fleming in on what has happened since… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.Teachers at Wellington's Johnsonville School say they're disappointed at the government's new pay offer, as it's not enough to attract people to the profession and does nothing to address workloads or… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.More than 100,000 households are experiencing what is being described as "energy hardship", spending more than 10 percent of their income on power. A government review into power prices found… Read more Audio

6:24 PM.The US Open has fined Serena Williams $17,000 for three code violations during her loss in Saturday's women's singles final against Naomi Osaka. Lisa Bernhard from Reuters reports. Video, Audio

6:17 PM.Hundreds of Christchurch homeowners have discovered extensive damage to the on-sold properties they purchased after the 2010/2011 earthquakes. Licenced Building Practictioner Dan Paltridge talks to… Read more Video, Audio

6:12 PM.Beginner te reo Māori classes throughout New Zealand are continuing to grow in popularity. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui has been speaking to reo champions right across the board - leading in politics… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told students today that she wishes she could have been the first prime minister who could speak fluent te reo Māori, and how she hopes her daughter Neve will be able to… Read more Video, Audio

5:56 PM.A large number of elephant carcasses have been discovered in aerial surveys across Botswana, in what's been described as a "poaching frenzy". Video, Audio

5:44 PM.Between 100 and 200 people have linked arms around an ANZ bank, the last remaining bank in the South Wairarapa town Martinborough in a last-ditch attempt to stop it closing. Local councillor Pip… Read more Video, Audio

5:40 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:33 PM.Big businesses welcomed the establishment of a new Business Advisory Council, but how are small businesses faring? Reporter Anneke Smith went to find out how they are feeling about the economic… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.The 170 students at Te Wharekura o Ruatoki are fluent in both te reo Māori and English. To celebrate Māori Language Week, John Campbell talks to Turuhira Hare - who studied and now teaches at the… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.The Department of Conservation's proposal to allow dogs into Westland Tai Poutini National Park has triggered an uproar from environmentalists. Audio

5:09 PM.It was meant to be her forever home, but the house Angela Smalley purchased last year could leave her in financial ruin. The Christchurch woman has taken to Facebook to seek an angel investor to help… Read more Video, Audio

6:18 PM.A Dunedin woman who is fed up with living in a mouldy, cold and rotting rental property says she faced spending nights in the car with her son as there was nowhere else to go. Video, Audio

6:15 PM.Raewyn Richmond, whose daughter Kim was murdered by her partner, says they hoped he'd get a longer non-parole period, after he was sentenced to 11 years in Hamilton today. She told reporters her… Read more Video, Audio