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5:13 PM.The Ministry for Primary Industries has confirmed that all cases of Mycoplasma bovis identified so far can be linked back to the Southland farm owned by Alfons Zeestraten. Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.The case of a teenager forced to have sex 1000 times in 18 months by her mother and mum's partner came to light through a chance meeting the teen had with a Jehovah's Witness. Read more Audio

6:23 PM.Former police officer Ethan James Brown has completed his law degree and wants to be admitted to the bar, but the Law Society isn't letting him in. The case was heard today at the High Court in… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.The eradication of cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis is still the preferred option for farmers, with 39 farms now tested positive - the most recent in Waikato last week. Video, Audio

5:54 PM.A team of scientists and researchers are to test the water at Loch Ness to find out what animals, plants and bacteria live in it. Professor Neil Gemmell, who will lead the team, talks to John… Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.Progressive Enterprises recently announced all its stores would be ditching plastic bags by the end of the year. Johnsonville Countdown is one of the first, with only reusable bags now on offer. Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.David Scott, 71, is accused of indecently rubbing himself against a council staff member in April last year at the Kāpiti Coast District Council premises. Video, Audio

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

5:35 PM.After days of talks, China agreed to buy more American agricultural and energy products to cut the large trade deficit, while both countries agreed to suspend prohibitive trade sanctions. Video, Audio

5:28 PM.A worldwide audience of more than two billion tuned in on Saturday to watch Prince Harry marry Meghan Markle. Bridget Burke looks back on the big day and what's next for the newly named Duke and… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.Some Auckland councillors were shocked to discover Mayor Phil Goff had commissioned a report into a downtown stadium - a report they didn't know exist, and which they've recently learnt cost close to… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.The Government won't build a 3000 bed mega-prison at Waikeria, but doesn't yet have a solution of its own to manage rising prison numbers. Audio

5:09 PM.A Southland farmer linked to all cases of Mycoplasma bovis in New Zealand says he has no idea how the disease arrived at his farms, but has been portrayed as a 'criminal' for being linked to the… Read more Video, Audio

6:24 PM.Meghan Markle was in every school play, and was such a good actress even as a teenager that her former teachers knew she would make it - but they didn't know she'd end up a princess. Her former… Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.A report which has cost the Auckland Council nearly a million dollars, is inconclusive on whether a downtown stadium is worth pursuing. Auckland Correspondent Todd Niall talks to John Campbell about… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.BBC's Jonny Dymond talks to John Campbell about what makes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding not just royal, but unique. Video, Audio

5:53 PM.Out of the top 25 countries which trade organically, New Zealand is one of only two that don't have a national standard to ensure products are, in fact, organic. Producers are hoping that will soon… Read more Video, Audio

5:49 PM.Critics opposing Southland Museum's closure says it should stay open, as Invercargill City Council announces a $40 million funding boost to reinvigorate arts and culture. Video, Audio

5:46 PM.The government has pointed the finger at Tonga saying it is a key transit route for methamphetamine and other drugs coming to New Zealand. Political reporter Benedict Collins reports. Video, Audio

5:38 PM.Housing Minister Phil Twyford says the shortage of homes especially in Auckland will get worse, despite what he calls the biggest investment yet in public housing. He met today with 100… Read more Audio

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