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5:53 PM.Former Australian cricketer Belinda Clark, whose batting record was smashed by Amelia Kerr against Ireland yesterday, says the teenager has a huge future. Ms Clark told Alex Perrottet she was thrilled… Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.Nauru is courting controversy again with a new law that punishes people for speaking publicly about court cases and publishing court decisions. Alex Perrottet talks to the country's former resident… Read more Video, Audio

5:34 PM.The driver who hit and killed Paekakariki runner Caroline Boyd says he will never get behind the wheel again. Nathan James Lyon has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after pleading… Read more Video, Audio

5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:26 PM.The skull fracture suffered by Remy Grosso in the first test at Eden Park last week has reignited debate again today after All Blacks Sam Cane and Ofa Tu'ungafasi escaped punishment. Rugby reporter… Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM."Insulting" - that's how one of the Auckland councillors has described the conditions imposed on them around the release of a council report into the feasibility of a downtown stadium. Efeso Collins… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.The father of a young man who drowned after walking out of the mental health unit at Waikato Hospital unsupervised says his care was a train-wreck waiting to happen. Nicky Stevens, who was 21 and… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.Ministry for Primary Industry's head of biosecurity Roger Smith told 200 North Canterbury farmers that the agency was prevented from naming farmers with properties infected with Mycoplasma bovis due… Read more Audio

5:09 PM.Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis has unveiled details about a $35 tourist tax, as well as a new online authority that will screen some travellers before they're allowed into New Zealand. Political Editor… Read more Video, Audio

6:19 PM.New Zealand Football chief executive Andy Martin has broken his silence over the controversy surrounding under-fire Football Ferns coach Andreas Heraf. Clay Wilson has the details. Video, Audio

6:14 PM.Martin Guptill says cricket prodigy Amelia Kerr's combined performance with bat and ball might go down as the best in cricket history. He spoke with Alex Perrottet. Video, Audio

6:09 PM.Fonterra Shareholders Council chair Duncan Coull says there is frustration over the dairy giant's volatile earnings and substance to a government minister's claims that the board is out of touch. Video, Audio

5:46 PM.The planned re-entry to the Pike River mine has been narrowed to three options - using the existing entry to the drift, building a second small tunnel, or creating a large, 60cm wide bore hole. Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.After heavily criticising both double bunking and public-private partnerships in opposition, the government is now going ahead with both at Waikeria Prison. So what's changed? Zac Fleming went inside… Read more Video, Audio

5:38 PM.Police Minister Stuart Nash says 1800 more police on the streets won't result in a larger prison muster, despite Justice and Corrections saying 900 more prison beds would be needed. Video, Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:28 PM.A raccoon that spent two days climbing to the top of a 25-storey skyscraper has been captured, but not before becoming a social media star on the web. Lisa Bernhard reports. Video, Audio

5:20 PM.Securing Christchurch's water system, and ultimately stopping chlorination could cost as much as $40 million - almost double what the council has already approved. Audio

5:17 PM.The chief ombudsman has launched an investigation into how Auckland Council handled the release of a $900,000 report into the feasibility of a downtown stadium, following complaints from two… Read more Audio