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Seventeen people were killed and 14 injured when a gunman opened fire at a high school in Florida. It is the deadliest school shooting since the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012.

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With more than 1000 homes and farms devastated, the Kingdom now faces months of recovery, as Laura Tupou reports. Video, Audio

Diane Moody has cared 24/7 for her disabled son for 51 years, but had to take the government to court to be paid a 40-hour week for doing so. John Campbell spent a day with Diane and her son Shane.  Read more Video, Audio

Metservice Meterologist John Law with the latest weather forecast. Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

The penalty for students who try to rort the scheme has been significantly scaled back, to a fine of up to $5000 from an original penalty of up to three years in jail. Video, Audio

CTV families and victims expressed they were happy how the meeting with the Prime Minister went, and would be meeting soon to discuss their next move. Video, Audio

Nearly seven years on from the Christchurch earthquake, some quake damaged homeowners with unresolved insurance claims say they are being driven to the point of complete exhaustion. Video, Audio

Eight people developed cancer and three died after they missed out on bowel screening due to a computer glitch. It could be months before its known just how many of the 2500 people who missed out have… Read more Audio

Nikolas Cruz, a former student who was expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida last year, returned today with a cache of weapons. Video, Audio

Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video