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New Zealand tennis player Lulu Sun stunned the local favourite Emma Raducanu in three sets to become the first New Zealand woman to reach the last eight at Wimbledon.

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The Green Party co-leaders are finally set to respond to the findings of the independent investigation into MP Darleen Tana this afternoon. Darleen Tana has been suspended since March, following allegations of migrant exploitation against her husband. An investigation was immediately launched, and while the Green Party co-leaders have been saying for some time that it is close to concluding, it has only just wrapped up. Charlotte Cook speaks to RNZ political reporter Giles Dexter.

Lulu Sun has made history to become the first New Zealand woman to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. Sun beat British tennis star Emma Raducanu 6-2, 7-5, 6- 2 at the match this morning. 23-year-old Lulu Sun says her Wimbledon debut has been an amazing experience but she has no words to describe how she feels after her latest victory. Former New Zealand tennis pro, Belinda Cordwell reflects on the win with Charlotte Cook.

On today's episode, a person has been being treated for injuries after an assault at Wellington Girls' College this morning. It's set to be a landslide for the Labour Party with the Tories on course for a historic defeat. New Zealand's beloved hospital soap opera has been given a life-line, promising another year of episodes, albeit fewer than usual. Three decades of news comes to an end tonight when Newshub airs its final 6 o'clock bulletin on channel Three.

Three decades of news comes to an end tonight when Newhub airs its final 6pm bulletin on channel Three. Earlier this year, the channel's owners, Warner Brothers Discovery, announced it would shut down Newshub, at cost of almost 300 jobs in the newsroom. From tomorrow, a new 6pm TV bulletin called ThreeNews will be aired, but created by Stuff. Charlotte Cook speaks with longtime Newshub reporter, Michael Morrah.

New Zealand's beloved hospital soap opera has been given a life-line, promising another year of episodes, albeit fewer than usual. Together with new funding from NZ on Air, the Screen Production rebate and TVNZ, Shortland Street will continue in 2025 - but only producing three episodes per week. Its production company, South Pacific Pictures chief executive Kelly Martin says it's been an anxious wait, while other forms of broadcast media have closed around them.

News from the rural farming sector.

The All Blacks coach Scott Robertson says Samipeni Finau has all the attributes of a quality test loose forward.

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