Checkpoint for Monday 9 August 2010

6:57 PM.Waikato police have been left red-faced after an opportunistic thief took one of their cars for a joyride at the weekend. Audio

6:50 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:42 PM.In the United Kingdom, tributes have been paid to a British doctor who was shot dead along with nine colleagues on an aid mission in Afghanistan. Audio

6:39 PM.About twenty seven groups have signed an accord to clean up the Manawatu River, which has long been affected by pollution from industry and farming. Audio

6:35 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

6:25 PM.People in Solomon Islands are being urged to respect each other's right to vote after a number of supporters of losing candidates reacted angrily to the results. Audio

6:21 PM.The BNZ's chief economist says uncertainty about the strength of the economic recovery is keeping confidence muted. Audio

6:14 PM.Thousands of rescue workers are searching for survivors of the deadly mudslides that have swept through the northwest of China. Audio

6:11 PM.Property owners desperate to sell their houses say they are having to put their lives on hold due to the stagnant market. Audio

6:07 PM.Students at a Wellington school for teen parents say getting young mothers to continue with their education, is the best way to get them off the path to welfare dependency. Audio

5:57 PM.The hunter has become the hunted at Pukaha Mount Bruce Forest, where staff are trying to trap a predator which has killed five kiwi. Audio

5:51 PM.Jesse Ryder has just clocked up his sixth sanction for bad behaviour but New Zealand Cricket is still standing by their man, despite the many previous warnings. Audio

5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:41 PM.A company has been fined 48-thousand dollars for selling Chinese made skincare products which were labelled to look like there were made in New Zealand. Audio

5:38 PM.Many more children than the government expects may fail the national standards in reading, writing and maths. Audio

5:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

5:28 PM.A documentary based on the life of an unconventional Hawke's Bay family could be making its way down the red carpet for next year's Oscars. Audio

5:27 PM.Restaurateurs in Wellington are confident they can work wonders with a tab of about a hundred dollars per head, for meals being billed to the taxpayer Audio

5:25 PM.Conservationists say plans for marine protected areas off the South Island's West Coast are biased in favour of fishing interests. Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:18 PM.More heavy rain is forecast to hit the already flood-ravaged Pakistan over the next 36 hours. Audio

5:15 PM.Joining us is the President of Federated Farmer's Tararua branch. Audio

5:11 PM.Federated Farmers says it will sign up but not today and claims most locals think the river is in pretty good shape. Audio

5:07 PM.The vests - which cost up to 500 dollars each - are being issued to security officers at Christchurch and Hilmorton Hospitals. Audio

5:00 PM.Security staff at Christchurch hospitals get stab-proof vests. Farmers lash out at a new attempt to clean up the Manawatu River and more rain is forecast for flood-ravaged Pakistan. Audio