Checkpoint for Monday 19 July 2010

6:58 PM.White collar fraud is on the rise. Audio

6:52 PM.Auckland's Victoria Park Market looks close to a long-promised revamp of that could turn the former rubbish depot into an upmarket shopping spot. Audio

6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:38 PM.Researchers at Otago University say they've found the first significant evidence that Vitamin C can help fight cancer. Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

6:27 PM.A group of students from an elite Melbourne school have been suspended after going on a six thousand dollar shoplifting spree in Queenstown. Audio

6:24 PM.The powerful football club Boca Juniors has been welcomed to Wellington ahead of the Argentinian sides game against the Phoenix this Friday. Audio

6:20 PM.News from the business sector. Audio

6:17 PM.The country's most common family is becoming couples without children. Audio

6:07 PM.The Chinese dairy company Bright Dairy and Food has agreed to invest 82 million dollars in the Canterbury based milk processing company Synlait Milk. Audio

5:54 PM.A taser watch-dog group says arming every police officer would be too dangerous, because guns might be be used when it's not absolutely necessary. Audio

5:51 PM.The extent of damage following last night's earthquakes in Papua New Guinea is still unclear. Audio

5:48 PM.This afternoon the Government moved to quell fears every employee will be required to provide a medical certificate every time they are sick. Audio

5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:42 PM.Australia's satirical team"The Chasers"has kicked off its election campaign with a war on slogans. Audio

5:38 PM.Australian Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is under intense pressure to explain his position on labour laws after a series of media interviews today. Audio

5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

5:26 PM.Many popular swimming holes around New Zealand are contaminated and unsafe for swimming. Audio

5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:21 PM.A group of students from a Melbourne private school have been suspended after going on a shoplifting spree in Queenstown. Audio

5:16 PM.The Government is keeping its decisions on mining protected conservation land under wraps until tomorrow, but the indications are it has scaled back its ambitions. Audio

5:13 PM.The police have revealed a man involved in an armed attack in West Auckland last night was shot several times by two officers. Audio

5:07 PM.One of China's three biggest dairy companies has taken a controlling 82 million dollar stake in the Canterbury dairy company Synlait. Audio

5:00 PM.A Chinese dairy giant buys a multi-million dollar stake in a Canterbury company. Why a taser failed to fire and Melbourne schoolboys go on a six thousand dollar shoplifting spree in Queenstown. Audio