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A woman fears her son could be severely traumatised if he finds out the Ministry of Social Development published information about his abuse in state care compensation application online. He's one of five people whose names were visible in an MSD Official Information Act document that was left online for three months. None of the five abuse survivors have been told about the breach, and there's disagreement between MSD and the survivors' lawyers about how they should be informed. Jimmy Ellingham reports.

It promised to revolutionise track and field athletics, but instead, Olympic sprinting great Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track has collapsed after just one season. The league filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US last week. Court documents released today reveal it owes tens of millions of dollars to creditors - including some of the sport's biggest names. Sports correspondent Dana Johannsen spoke to Lisa Owen

It's not going to get any cheaper to put on a Christmas feast with all the trimmings. Infometrics has been tracking the cost of a classic Christmas meal for a few years now and the figures are stark. Chief executive and principal economist Brad Olsen spoke to Lisa Owen.

Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about revelations that the father and son at the centre of the Bondi terror attack recently visited the Philippines to apparently receive "military-style training".

Some parents are turning to the gift of a so-called dumb phone this Christmas to limit their children's access to social media. That's a phone that you make calls and send texts on, but they can't hook up to the internet. Emma Planicka teaches digital safety to schools and parents and spoke to Lisa Owen.

As mourning for the victims of Sunday's Bondi shooting attack continues for a second day - Australia appears set to implement tougher gun controls as investigations reveal more details about the actions of the two gunmen. Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

Several Kiwi cricketers are vying for a life changing pay day this evening. A host of Black Caps have entered the Indian Premier League auction in Abu Dhabi, giving themselves a chance to become overnight millionaires. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

Several guide dogs and their handlers have been attacked by roaming or out control dogs in the four weeks. Blind Low Vision New Zeaand says there are parts of South Auckland where they're no longer placing guide dogs because of the risk of attacks. Blind Low Vision NZ chief executive Andrea Midgen spoke to Lisa Owen about how uncontrolled dogs mean some people are missing out on guide dogs.

A Dunedin woman caught up in the Bondi beach terror attack says she has only just stopped trembling and been able to get some sleep. Frankie Lewis says tension had been building in the Sydney area for some time and felt it was only a matter of time before the Jewish community were attacked. 15 people and one of the gunmen were killed on Sunday, while 27 others are still in hospital. Tens of thousands of people gathered at the famous Sydney beach to mourn the dead today as the government now mulls a change to the country's gun laws. Charlotte Cook reports.