Checkpoint for Thursday 20 January 2011

5:56 PM.An update from the tennis in Melbourne with our correspondent, Dave Luddy. Audio

5:47 PM.The Associate Minister of Corrections says the beginning of construction at Hawke's Bay prison of the first rehabilitation and re-integration unit in New Zealand, is the realisation of a dream. Audio

5:40 PM.Flooding in Brazil has now left more than 700 people dead and there are predictions the toll could rise as high as a thousand. Audio

5:35 PM.The Child Poverty Action Group says New Zealand should be ashamed of a critical United Nations assessment of the country's progress on children's welfare and rights. Audio

5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:27 PM.A district court judge has criticised the people of Gisborne for their lack of courtroom manners - following an outburst by a member of the public, who was then jailed for contempt of court. Audio

5:24 PM.The already frazzled nerves of Christchurch residents have been further rattled by nine aftershocks today. Audio

5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:15 PM.A pilot is lucky to be alive after being plucked from the sea this afternoon when his helicopter crashed off the coast of Northland. Audio

5:12 PM.New figures show the cost of living rose at its fastest rate in more than 20 years in the final three months of 2010. Audio

5:08 PM.Two top level British Government Ministers have arrived in New Zealand this afternoon - the first visit of its type for almost two decades. Audio

5:06 PM.An independent investigation has been ordered into how 12 agencies involved with a nine-year-old Auckland girl failed to pick up the horrific abuse she was being subjected to. Audio

5:00 PM.Inquiry into agencies' failure to pick up abuse; Top level British Cabinet Minister's arrive; Shoppers feel the pinch as inflation hits 22-year high; Helicopter crash pilot lucky to be alive; More… Read more Audio