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5:51 PM.Britain's Brexit minister has told Parliament to back down in a showdown over Prime Minister Theresa May's plans to leave the European Union, warning lawmakers they could undermine negotiations. David… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM.The mother of Waikato man Nicholas Taiaroa Stevens outlined at an inquest today how her family desperately tried to convince mental health workers that he was likely to take his own life. Audio

5:38 PM.Former Housing New Zealand tenant Rima Herbert's family was evicted after traces of methamphetamine were found in his house, which he says he wasn't responsible for. Now he wants compensation. Video, Audio

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

5:28 PM.Regenerate Christchurch has come up with a master plan to rejuvenate Christchurch's Cathedral Square, including a proposal for a large pavilion covering part of the area, but it doesn't know how it… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.An Auckland University student says she's been called the "n-word" and "abbo" growing up in Auckland's affluent North Shore, and that racism is an everyday experience for Māori there. Read more Audio

5:14 PM.Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has hit back at councillors who say they have lost faith in him because he has created a distrustful political working environment. Video, Audio

5:14 PM.The Green Party has been accused of selling out by its own supporters over a Government decision to allow a Chinese water bottling giant to expand. Video, Audio

5:10 PM.The old and rundown prison at Waikeria will be replaced with a 500-bed prison and for the first time in New Zealand, will have the facilities to provide mental health treatment for a further 100… Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video

6:21 PM.Whakatane district councillor Mike van den Boom is calling on the government to halt granting international sales of water rights until there's been a wider discussion on water ownership. Read more Audio

6:15 PM.Hamilton dentist Assil Russell says New Zealanders have third world dental problems, so she's started a petition calling on the government to subsidise visits. Video, Audio

6:10 PM.Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un have signed an unspecified document after finally meeting at an historic summit in Singapore. The Washington's Post's Anna Fifield talks to Checkpoint. Video, Audio

5:44 PM.Senior government ministers have refused to get drawn in to a full blown coalition dispute over the three strikes law, with both Labour and New Zealand First trying to shut the story down. Video, Audio

5:40 PM.The Department of Conservation withheld official information after demands from controversial security firm Thompson and Clark, internal emails show. Zac Fleming reports. Read more Video, Audio

5:37 PM.Police have apologised and will pay damages to investigative journalist Nicky Hager for breaching his rights during its 2014 investigation into his book Dirty Politics. Video, Audio

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

5:25 PM.President of the Forest Owners Association Peter Weir says forestry companies would like to help property owners clean up, but can't get into their forests nor get machinery out. Read more Video, Audio

5:20 PM.Farmers in flood hit Tolaga Bay want forestry companies to put up $100m to help clean the damage done to their stock and properties by runaway slash. They're also considering legal action. Read more Video, Audio

6:28 PM.The largest US actors' union and the four major US television networks have agreed to limit auditions in private hotel rooms and homes following the #MeToo movement. Video, Audio