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The husband of a pregnant woman killed by a bus is calling for more thorough testing of older bus drivers. 36 year old Olawande Braimoh was hit and killed by a 72 year old bus driver in Napier earlier this year on a pedestrian crossing. Hawke's Bay Tairawhiti reporter Alexa Cook spoke to her husband.

There's been an outpouring of tributes for Porirua's deputy mayor Kylie Wihapi who died over the weekend.She is being remembered as vibrant and passionate, among other things, by people from across politics.Porirua Mayor Anita Baker spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

There are just five days left of the election campaign. This week John Campbell is heading out and about talking to voters. Today he spoke to voters on Queen Street in Auckland.

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National is facing an incursion from its traditional ally to vote strategically in the election, with Act urging voters to give them their party vote. New Zealand First is making the same pitch - and it's a strategy National is trying to push back on. Current polling suggests several senior National list MPs could lose their seats - including Nicola Willis and Paul Goldsmith. ACT leader David Seymour spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Records were tumbling and history was made at yesterday's Auckland marathon. Toby Gualter broke the tape at 2 hours 15 minutes and 29 seconds - more than two minutes faster than the previous record, which was held for 20 years. He spoke to John Campbell.

An early morning sports news update.

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Commuter rail is returning to the South Island after the government announced a short-term investment. Regular rail services will start running from Rangiora and Rolleston to Christchurch by mid-next year. Not everyone is on board with the idea, with some questioning the timing of the announcement. Invercargill City Councillor Ria Bond also sits on the Otago Regional Council's transport committee. She's also a former New Zealand First MP. She spoke to John Campbell.

A police review has found a decision by the Disputes Tribunal to release a man's address, against his wishes, was a significant factor in the subsequent murder of him and his wife. It also found Police could have possibly prevented the homicide if they had acted on information one of the killers provided about a separate murder plot two months earlier. National Crime Correspondent Sam Sherwood spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.