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5:12 PM.The Government is to purchase four Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from the United States, at a cost of somewhere in the region of $2.3 billion. John Campbell interviews Defence Minister… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.There are mounting calls for a formal police investigation into Anihera Black's claims that her husband Awanui Black, who died in 2016, was the ringleader of a child sex ring, and a man who preyed on… Read more Video, Audio

6:22 PM.Farmers are hoping a trial to rid part of the Banks Peninsula of feral goats will finally get rid of the pest. Logan Church put on his hiking boots and went to Banks Peninsula to see what is being… Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is refusing to be interviewed about a $2.8 million aid project it funds in Vietnam, which was visited by Checkpoint's Zac Fleming. Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.John Campbell talks to correspondent Richard Uhrlich in Thailand about the death of a man who was helping try to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a cave. Video, Audio

5:58 PM.A young entreprenuer once afraid of heights wants to build the country's highest wooden structure - a bungy tower - in the middle of Waitomo farmland. Video, Audio

5:52 PM.The hopes and dreams of just eight nations remain alive in the Football World Cup, and by the end of the weekend, that will be down to four. Sports reporter Clay Wilson joins John Campbell. Video, Audio

5:45 PM.The government is revisiting a twenty year old goal to ensure women make up half of public boards and committees by 2021, and Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter says the private sector should follow… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.An Auckland woman says she was denied some of her benefit because she got a loan from her uncle to help build a wheelchair friendly home. Audio

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

5:26 PM.Rotorua Lakes Council is rushing through consents for a homeless shelter so people don't have to be shaken awake every half an hour because they're not allowed to sleep there. Audio

5:19 PM.Asian Trade Centre Executive Director Deborah Elms talks to John Campbell about the official trade war between China and the United States, including the unusual step in setting tariffs before… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.Auckland mayor Phil Goff has banned Canadians Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux, best known for their alternative right-wing views, from using the Bruce Mason Centre next month to give a public… Read more Video, Audio

5:12 PM.The way the government has highlighted concerns about China in its long-term strategy for defence has surprised some New Zealand academics, who warn China won't be pleased. Read more Video, Audio

5:08 PM.A former Thai Navy seal has died from a lack of oxygen exiting the Tham Luang cave where 12 boys and their coach are trapped. CNN correspondent David McKenzie tells John Campbell the death shows just… Read more Video, Audio

6:23 PM.Hundreds of South Auckland youth are uniting in a movement to change negative perceptions about their community. They're part of a show called 'Heads Held High' which is a collection of real-life… Read more Video, Audio

6:21 PM.Oamaru could be the site of a new multi-million dollar floating hotel, the first of its kind in the country. But some locals are worried about the impact such a building would have on rare local… Read more Video, Audio

6:13 PM.Police are refusing to release any video evidence around the death of a man after he was tasered at the weekend. Alo Ngata, 29, died in hospital yesterday after being tasered four times by police on… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.A damning independent report into the law firm Russell McVeagh has found it had a so called "work hard, play hard" culture, which in some instances lead to excessive drinking, cynically plying summer… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.Wellingtonians are clamouring to get a glimpse of a southern right whale in the harbour. But while locals are enjoying today's show, New Zealand's largest fireworks show may be cancelled if the marine… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 PM.The wheels fell off at a launch for new electric buses for the Wellington network, after the Environment Minister publicly called out the Regional Council over its treatments of bus drivers. Video, Audio

5:49 PM.Helen Clark says Sir Ray Avery has adopted a "bullying approach" after she voiced opposition to a charity concert he wants to hold at Eden Park. Read more Video, Audio

5:36 PM.The Ministry of Social Development is making no apologies for its processes around benefit fraud tip-offs - of which they receive one an hour everyday. Read more Video, Audio