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5:11 PM.The Prime Minister is hoping relations between New Zealand and Australia will soon get back on an even keel, after Australia's citizenship drama spilled over into a Trans-Tasman diplomatic spat. Video, Audio

5:08 PM.The hunt for Rollie Heke, who has been on the run for one year and fired at police in Morrinsville on Sunday, is now nation-wide, police say. Video, Audio

6:22 PM.Fewer than half of the insurance claims on homes in the upper South Island damaged by last November's Kaikoura earthquake have been settled so far, but 90% of properties have been assessed. Video, Audio

6:19 PM.A three-year survey has found bullying is rife in some primary schools, with more than 40 percent of children at some schools being bullied at least once a week. Video, Audio

6:15 PM.The Anglican church is considering gifting the Christ Church Cathedral to the Government, effectively handing it the responsibility for the $104m restoration of the city's most famous building. Video, Audio

6:12 PM.Eleven men have waited too long for prostate cancer surgery at Dunedin Hospital with four waiting more than 100 days and one waiting 191 days for an operation, the Southern DHB's CEO says. Video, Audio

6:08 PM.The man who shot at police on Sunday has been at large for nearly a year after he cut his electronic monitoring bracelet last September. Labour corrections spokesman Kelvin Davis joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio

5:42 PM.Pike River families have hailed today as a moral victory after Labour, the Greens, United Future and the Maori Party signed a commitment to re-enter the West Coast mine. Craig McCulloch reports. Audio

5:42 PM.Pike River families have hailed today as a moral victory after Labour, the Greens, United Future and the Maori Party signed a commitment to re-enter the West Coast mine. Craig McCulloch reports. Video, Audio

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

5:29 PM.Dunedin Hospital is preparing for a possible influx as thousands of people are told to avoid tap water. The council is hoping this won't be a repeat of the Havelock North water contamination crisis. Video, Audio

5:25 PM.Julie Bishop has hit out at the New Zealand Labour Party over Barnaby Joyce's citizenship controversy, saying she would "find it very difficult to build trust" if it was in Government. Video, Audio

5:25 PM.Southern District Health Board's CEO Chris Fleming says urology patients' health and well-being has been at risk while they waited for appointments and surgery. Video, Audio

5:08 PM.There is a "significant level of clinical risk" under Southern District Health Board's urology department, a damning external review has found. Video, Audio

6:24 PM.Two time Olympic medallist Nick Willis has a smile on his face despite finishing outside of the medals in the 1500 metres at the world athletic champs in London. Video, Audio

6:17 PM.National wants people in Peter Dunne's electorate to vote for him, but that message doesn't appear to be getting through. Dunne is refusing to talk about a poll which puts Labour ahead of him. Video, Audio

6:10 PM.Fairfax political correspondent Stephanie Peatling joins Checkpoint to discuss the latest details on the country's deputy prime minister's dual citizenship. Video, Audio

5:55 PM.Drones could soon save people from drowning at Auckland's treacherous West Coast beaches. Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.Kaikohe finally has a space for its youth after powers-that-be were galvanised into action after local children were videoed in March trying to bust into an iwi-owned service station. Video, Audio

5:48 PM.Party leaders weigh in on National's so called boot-camp plans. Even National's own support partners described it as reminiscent of a by-gone era. Audio