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6:10 PM.Walking Access Commission chief executive Eric Pyle talks to John Campbell about why his group wants an easement, granting unrestricted access to a part of Hunter Valley Station, leased by American… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.It was an emotional welcome home for the Black Ferns this morning who returned as the defending champions of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Video, Audio

5:46 PM.A fitbit device has revealed the last recorded heartbeat of Kim Richmond, who was allegedly murdered by her partner Cory Jefferies. Reporter Andrew McRae was at the High Court in Hamilton. Video, Audio

5:44 PM.Countdown has cut the price of 15 different sanitary items from its Homebrand and Select Range. Read more Audio

5:36 PM.The furniture and appliance retailer will pay its staff $20.55 from October but won't become an accredited living wage employer, meaning its contractors won't be paid a living wage, and it hasn't… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Former American television personality Matt Lauer speaks exclusively to John Campbell about his lease on the Hunter Valley Station, and why he is strongly against any easement being granted. Read more Audio

6:25 PM.It's not even available for streaming yet but Netflix's new show Insatiable is already being slammed as toxic and fat-shaming. Video, Audio

6:19 PM.US President Donald Trump says it is looking more and more like his campaign for the 2016 presidential election was "illegally being spied upon". Reuters' Chris Dignam reports. Video, Audio

6:15 PM.The All Blacks sevens have become the first men's team to win back to back World Cup sevens titles, just 24 hours after a win by the Black Ferns Sevens. Video, Audio

6:14 PM.At least 14 people, including a child, have been shot in a busy neighbourhood in Toronto, Canada. Police say one person was killed and the gunman is dead. Grace Lee reports. Video, Audio

6:10 PM.A new survey out from the Salvation Army has found nearly half of New Zealanders have opted to go cold at some point in the last year because they couldn't afford to turn a heater on. Audio

6:08 PM.Māori community leader Pauline Kingi has been appointed to lead the inquiry into the appointment of deputy commissioner of police, Wally Haumaha. Video, Audio

5:56 PM.About 50 people marched down the town's main street, banners flying and placards waving, with hapu members saying they're fed up with the leadership of the Ngapuhi runanga and want change. Video, Audio

5:51 PM.Seventeen people died in an aquaboat tragedy in Missouri including Tia Coleman's children, aged nine, seven, and one. Ms Coleman says they were told lifejackets wouldn't be necessary. Video, Audio

5:39 PM.Department of Conservation is supporting the Walking Access Commission's appeal for an easement on a 40km road that winds through Hunter Valley Station, which its leasee - millionaire American Matt… Read more Video, Audio

5:37 PM.A team of navy specialists has been called in to help search Lake Wanaka after police divers found what appears to be the wreckage of an aircraft nearly 50 metres below the surface. Video, Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:19 PM.John Campbell continues his investigation into contract courier drivers, who have to pay for their own vehicles and uniforms, while effectively earning less than the minimum wage. Audio

5:15 PM.Less than 24 hours after the New Zealand women's side did the same, this afternoon the New Zealand men's team defended their title at the World Cup for rugby sevens in San Francisco. Video, Audio

5:09 PM.A woman has died and 13 others were injured after they were shot in Toronto, Canada. Eyewitness Jody Steinhauer spoke to John Campbell shortly after the attack. Video, Audio

6:17 PM.Boushra Rahman appeared in the High Court in Auckland today charged with stabbing her sister and burning her body. Video, Audio