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6:08 PM.Former Chief Judge of New Zealand's Employment Court Graeme Colgan told John Campbell courier drivers could test their case in court. Video, Audio

5:57 PM.Scientists say they've spotted what appears to be a sizable salt-laden lake under ice on the southern polar plain of Mars, raising the possibility of life on the Red Planet. Jillian Kitchener reports.

5:46 PM.The government says times-up for the civil service when it comes to pay inequality - saying it has until the end of 2020 to end pay discrimination against women. Video, Audio

5:42 PM.The jury in a Hamilton murder trial has heard murder-accused Cory Jefferies allowed his young daughter to text her dead mother, knowing she was rotting in her car at the bottom of a lake. Audio

5:39 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:28 PM.Sir Ray Avery, who was trying to organise a charity concert at Eden Park says he's gutted it won't go ahead now Eden Park Trust Board has withdrawn its support. Video, Audio

5:22 PM.The Eden Park Trust Board has withdrawn its application to hold a charity concert at the famous Auckland venue, on Waitangi Day next year. Helen Clark, who was opposed to the concert, talks to John… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.A former Chief Judge of the Employment Court says it would be "worthwhile" for independent contract courier drivers to take class legal action if they can prove they earn less than the minimum wage. Read more Audio

6:18 PM.Green Party MP Jan Logie's Domestic Violence Victims' Protection Bill has been passed into law at Parliament tonight. The bill gives domestic violence victims up to ten days leave off work to deal… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.The Nurses Organisation is recommending its members accept a revised offer from DHBs which it says addresses issues over safe staffing and equity. Audio

5:43 PM.National insists it's put up a medicinal cannabis bill to help ease the pain of suffering New Zealanders and that it's not a political stunt. Video, Audio

5:40 PM.At least 74 people are dead after a series of raging wildfires ripped through a small resort town near Athens. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:28 PM.Two senior leaders from the Army Depot have been replaced and others have been removed from instructing recruits while the Defence Force investigates reports of sexual misconduct. Audio

5:17 PM.How do people access Hunter Valley Station and who controls it? How easy is it to get access? John Campbell reports. Audio

5:14 PM.Nurses Organisation Associate Industrial Services Manager is Glenda Alexander. She talks to John Campbell about why NZNO is recommending the offer. Video, Audio

5:09 PM.DHB spokesperson Jim Green joins Checkpoint live to discuss the latest offer for nurses. He speaks to John Campbell. Video, Audio

6:20 PM.Christchurch City Council is closing its doors to the public more often to discuss an increasing number of secret agenda items - sparking calls for more transparency. Read more Audio

6:17 PM.Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says ongoing tobacco price hikes are leading to people being "murdered and assaulted" in New Zealand dairies. Hamish Cardwell spoke to some dairy owners in… Read more Audio