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5:56 PM.Politicians have a beef with Air New Zealand over its promotion of the pretend meat 'Impossible Burger.' They claim the national carrier is cutting farmers' lunch, by promoting a product that has the… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.Four parishes in Christchurch have decided to cut ties with the Anglican Church of Aotearoa and Polynesia because they cannot accept the Church's position on same sex marriage. Video, Audio

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

5:25 PM.Ben Reymenants is one of the international divers who was searching for the Thai boys trapped in a cave. He spoke with John Campbell, via Skype, about the rescue process, and the "miracle" outcome. Read more Video, Audio

5:21 PM.Jonathan Head is the BBC's correspondent at the Thai caves where 12 boys and their soccer coach are trapped. He told John Campbell the decision about whether to "wait out the rains, or try to move… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.A team of navy seals are teaching the boys trapped for 10 days to scuba dive so they can attempt to lead them to safety through a two kilometre narrow stretch of the flooded cave ahead of heavy… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.The government receives 9000 allegations of benefit fraud a year - that's one an hour, every day. About two thirds are investigated, and 20 percent are found to have legitimacy. Zac Fleming reports. Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.The eligibility rules for buying a Kiwibuild home have been revealed but the government's already being forced to defend why couples earning up to $180,000 can be in the running for them. Political… Read more Video, Audio

6:22 PM.Upon the dawn of Mataraki hundreds of young students will battle it out at the National Secondary schools competition. Read more Video, Audio

6:11 PM.After two weeks of ballots around the country, primary school teachers and principals have voted to strike. Video, Audio

5:49 PM.The Otara Music Arts Centre has been experimenting with new ways of feeding people with extraordinary success. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

5:46 PM.After months of delays the Court Theatre is named as the priority development for the Christchurch's new performing arts precinct, but one theatre producer says the decision is a 'big mistake.' Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.All 11 charter schools will have to shut at the end of this year unless they succeed in their bid. Video, Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:26 PM.Many nurses say they're still upset about pay and conditions and may vote against a proposed new pay deal. Video, Audio

5:20 PM.Nadene Manukau-Togiavalu faked a pregnancy and falsified documents to get a job as a nanny. Video, Audio

5:17 PM.British Navy divers found the team more than two kilometres underground nearly 10 days after they went missing. Video, Audio

5:09 PM.The High Court ruled has against Ministry of Social Development, which argued that bank loans and credit cards made up part of a beneficiary's income. Video, Audio

6:24 PM.A navy ship that started its life supporting oil rigs is changing tack to protect the Pacific Ocean from old warships leaking oil. Read more Video, Audio

6:13 PM.It was motorway mayhem for thousands of Aucklanders after a fatal crash brought traffic to a standstill on the northwestern this morning. The crash which killed a motorcyclist by the St Lukes off-ramp… Read more Video, Audio

6:09 PM.Kayaker Scott Donaldson is just an hour or so away from becoming the first person to successfully kayak from Australia to New Zealand solo. His wife Sarah Donaldson is waiting for him at New… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.The Porirua teenagers who became internet sensations after a video of them singing the New Zealand National Anthem went viral have been invited to sing at a Silver Ferns game. They spoke with John… Read more Video, Audio