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5:25 PM.A 17-year-old male, who was on bail, has been charged with the manslaughter of a security guard at a South Auckland supermarket. The teen is alleged to have killed the guard with just one punch. Video, Audio

5:06 PM.The Health Ministry drafted a letter which the chair of the cash-strapped Canterbury District Health board then sent to the government saying it could work with existing funding. John Campbell… Read more Video, Audio

6:10 PM.GNS Science volcanologist Brad Scott says a giant sinkhole that opened up after heavy rain over the weekend is the biggest he's ever seen in New Zealand. Video, Audio

5:58 PM.Two dogs stuck in a remote forest in the Hawke's Bay for nine days after falling 60m down a cliff have been reunited with their owner Peter Te Kahika. Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.About 100 people marched through Whakatane's main street today, calling on the council to introduce Māori wards. Video, Audio

5:39 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:38 PM.The Child Poverty Reduction Bill needs to go further than measuring child poverty and setting targets on how to do so - it needs to provide practical measures, social services told a select committee… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.An extra 79,000 jobs were created in the last year, pushing unemployment to a nine-year low of 4.4 percent, but wage growth remains subdued. Economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara reports. Audio

5:26 PM.The National leader Simon Bridges has denied any responsibility for the smear campaign against the Prime Minister's partner. Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.A string of lobby groups has warned a parliamentary select committee there's no way of being sure that oil companies won't spread Auckland's regional fuel tax across the rest of the country. Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.A who's who of the mining sector have gathered to devise a plan to re-enter the Pike River mine, including pumping nitrogen in to the mine through bore holes in order to neutralise the methane. Video, Audio

5:09 PM.A giant tomo - or fissure - that opened up on a farm during record-breaking rain has revealed soil that's 60,000 years old. Zac Fleming headed to Tumunui, Rotorua, for this report. Read more Video, Audio

6:20 PM.RNZ reporters traversed Nelson, New Plymouth and Whangarei for petrol, and found massive fluctuations just like in Otaki, where prices were 20 cents a litre higher than nearby towns. Video, Audio

6:18 PM.Victoria University says there are too many institutions with a similar name, and it is often being confused with Melbourne's Victoria University. Audio

6:12 PM.New Zealand retailers might be cheering the expansion of GST on all online purchases but a tax expert is warning that it is unlikely to result in massive growth for local shops. PWC tax partner Geof… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Visitors to two of Auckland's favourite nature playgrounds - the Waitakere and Hunua Ranges - can now expect to see wire fences blocking routes, new caution signs, and compulsory hygiene stations at… Read more Video, Audio

5:38 PM.After 400 shows, the theatre is closing effective immediately, leaving 11 staff jobless and the lower South Island without a professional theatre. Video, Audio

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

5:25 PM.Ngāruawāhia locals are meeting with Kiwirail, the mayor, police, and councillors to try and find a solution to the town's railway bridge problem, after a girl was killed by a train on the bridge… Read more Video, Audio