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

5:27 PM.The Mad Butcher, Sir Peter Leitch, has been told by doctors to stay home, so is unable to attend the sell-out game this evening as the Warriors celebrate veteran Simon Mannering's 300th game. Audio

5:22 PM.A decision to slate the Stratford Racing Club for closure is being met with disbelief in the central Taranaki township which fears more than 125 years of history will be lost. Video, Audio

5:19 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is defending how she dealt with her side-lined minister Meka Whaitiri. RNZ has been told Ministerial Services is investigating Ms Whaitiri over an accusation she pushed… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Auckland Council has given the owner of a "third world swamp house" 10 days to fix the issues or face a fine of up to $200,000. Zac Fleming reports. Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.The government has announced $4.3 billion in spending for road safety, including median barriers, better intersections and road policing. Alex Perrotet interviews Transport Minister Phil Twyford. Video, Audio

6:17 PM.Pharmac says out of 35 medicines funded in Australia but not in NZ, only three provide real, meaningful benefits. Cancer Society's Medical Director Chris Jackson says every oncologist he has spoken to… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Animal advocacy group SAFE has released photos of cows giving birth in a muddy Southland paddock. While not ideal nor the norm, Federated Farmers says mud is a fact of life at this time of year. Video, Audio

5:47 PM.Tauranga port hasn't done what's required to get consent for part of its stormwater system, which pours directly into the harbour, since the Resource Management Act came into effect in 1991. Read more Video, Audio

5:41 PM.A Filipino construction worker, who came to Christchurch for a better life says he's been been bullied, kicked in the back and hit in the head at work, but had no choice to put up with it, or lose his… Read more Video, Audio

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

5:25 PM.Zac Fleming attempts to talk to landlord Aven Raj, who has been renting out a "third world swamp" property to an Auckland family, who say it's making them sick. Auckland Council is considering issuing… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.New Zealand Netball coach Noeline Taurua has officially been announced as the 11th Silver Ferns coach to lead the national side into next month's Netball Quad Series and ultimately next year's World… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.Police have decided to halt an investigation into allegations the late Te Awanuiarangi Black, a prominent Bay of Plenty leader, was involved in a paedophile ring. It's welcome news for his brother… Read more Audio

5:09 PM.Customs Minister Meka Whaitiri has stepped aside as minister while an investigation is carried out into a "staffing matter" in her office. She is the second Labour minister who has found themselves in… Read more Video, Audio

6:18 PM.Lisa Carrington talks to John Campbell after defending her title at the Canoe Sprint World Champs in Portugal last week. Audio

6:08 PM.An Auckland family has been paying hundreds of dollars a week to live in a house with a swamp underneath it. Housing Minister Phil Twyford tells John Campbell it's a textbook case of why the rules… Read more Video, Audio

5:54 PM.Canterbury residents are being warned about two different phone scams doing the rounds, including one where scammers impersonate Spark employees. One of those scammers called our Christchurch reporter… Read more Audio