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5:15 PM.Checkpoint has learnt of a second case in which a gun was left outside someone's home, despite it requiring a signature upon delivery. Pro Drive's Peter Gallagher tells John Campbell contract drivers… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.Teenager Teancum Vernon Peterson-Crofts, accused of murdering a mother and two of her children in Western Australia, has been sent to a psychiatric unit pending his next court appearance. Video, Audio

5:08 PM.Two people have died after being swept off rocks at Muriwai Beach in north-west Auckland. Our reporter Zac Fleming and cameraman Nick Monro join us live from the beach. Read more Video, Audio

6:23 PM.The Government is being accused of dragging its feet over its pledge to convert its massive vehicle fleet to electric. Video, Audio

6:11 PM.Water features, sensory gardens and free to air TV sound like features used to advertise upmarket accommodation. But they'll soon be available to hundreds of the country's most volatile and complex… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 PM.Unknown remains of seventeen Māori and Moriori ancestors have returned to Aotearoa after more than a century in museums in Germany and the United States. Video, Audio

5:44 PM.Diver Ben Reymenants was a key part of the search party that helped find and rescue the football team trapped inside a Thailand cave. He spoke to John Campbell about how the rescue unfolded. Video, Audio

5:40 PM.Nearly 3000 state homes in the Auckland suburb of Mangere will be demolished over the next 15 years to make way for 10,000 new homes - a mix of state housing, private and Kiwibuild homes. Audio

5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:29 PM.Washington correspondent Kevin McAleese says Donald Trump's attack on Theresa May was done in his classic style - "blunt and abrasive". He tells John Campbell he wasn't at all surprised. Video, Audio

5:20 PM.Health Minister David Clark has refuted claims by the nurses union that some wards were better staffed during the strike than they are normally, and reiterated there is no more money in the coffers. Audio

5:15 PM.PBT Couriers has apologised and launched an internal investigation, after a shotgun, legally purchased online, was left leaning against the buyer's front door because no one was home. Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.Quinn Patterson illegally got hold of 10 guns before who fatally shot his property manager and her daughter. Michael John Hayes helped him acquire the guns and was today sentenced to home detention… Read more Audio

6:17 PM.New Zealand's merino industry is world leading and the third-biggest producer on the planet, but it's processed largely in Asia. To investigate, Zac Fleming visited a processing compound in Namh Dinh.

6:15 PM.Newly released footage of the Thailand boys, rescued from Tham Luang cave, shows them in good health but in isolation in their hospital beds. It comes as Thailand's navy seals also released footage… Read more Video, Audio

6:09 PM.Nurses rejected the latest pay offer from their District Health Board employers, and now 30,000 are on strike for 24 hours. Video, Audio

5:51 PM.All migrant children under the age of 5 who are eligible will be reunified with their parents by Thursday morning US time. However the Trump administration's promise is being met with scepticism from… Read more Video, Audio

5:40 PM.Nelson woman Rose Renton was today found guilty of offensive behaviour and fined $400 for rubbing rat poison on Nelson MP Nick Smith at the city's Saturday market last year. Audio

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