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John Townend is a geophysics professor at Victoria University and joins Checkpoint live to discuss the 6.2 earthquake felt widely throughout New Zealand today. Video, Audio

The 6.2 magnitude earthquake was at a depth of 207 kilometres and was felt for 30 seconds from as far north as Auckland down to Bluff but there have been no reports of damage or injuries. Video, Audio

Little Capybara babies - the newest arrivals at Wellington Zoo - were unfazed by the earthquake this afternoon. In fact, they slept through it. Video, Audio

About 1000 Christians gathered at Parliament today to demand the name of Jesus be put back into the Parliamentary prayer. Video, Audio

A court has heard Rohit Deepak Singh, who is accused of murdering Arishma Chand, told a friend he could make the South Auckland mother disappear if he wanted. Video, Audio

Former National MP Jami-Lee Ross has given his proxy vote to his former party as he remains on leave based on medical advice. Otago University law professor Andrew Geddis discusses the move with… Video, Audio

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex travelled to Auckland today where Meghan smashed her husband in a kiwi classic - gumboot throwing before spending the day roaming the city of sails. Logan Church… Video, Audio

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

Housing Minister Phil Twyford says National's Judith Collins has targeted a young couple online over how they became eligible for a Kiwibuild home. The couple have shut down their social media… Video, Audio

Housing Minister Phil Twyford has said 200 Housing New Zealand tenants evicted over flawed meth tests will be compensated by Christmas, but those figures clash with figures HNZ has supplied to… Audio

Seismologist John Ristau says the 6.2 earthquake started with a "good solid bump" followed by a waving, swaying motion known. He told Lisa Owen deep quakes like this don't usually lead to significant… Audio

Civil Defence Minister Kris Faafoi says there has been no reports of damage from the 6.2 earthquake, but New Zealanders can expect aftershocks. He encouraged people to check on their neighbours… Video, Audio

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake was felt widely throughout the central New Zealand and as far south as Christchurch today. We spoke to people throughout the country, who described what impact the quake had… Video, Audio

For RNZ's One Year On series, Max Towle is travelling up and down the country asking everyday New Zealanders whether they think the coalition government has had any real impact on people's lives in… Video, Audio

An embattled Christchurch City Council says its now up to its residents to help it get chlorine out of the city's water supply. Video, Audio

A drier than usual spring has prompted warnings to conserve water in some parts of the country, while farmers fear they're heading for a second dry year in a row. Video, Audio

The parents of Zachary Gravatt, who died from meningococcal disease in 2009, have described their last moments with him at an inquest which has reopened after the family received an anonymous letter… Audio

North Otago spud grower Jim O'Gorman reckons the Kakanui soil is the secret to his potatoes, which Government House has ordered specifically for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Video, Audio

Entrepreneurs have been buying up uninsurable quake damaged homes in Christchurch, fixing them up so they can be insured again and selling them on, often for a tidy profit. Video, Audio