Checkpoint for Monday 6 August 2012

6:57 PM.The QEII stadium in Christchurch where Dick Taylor won gold in the 1974 Commonwealth Games will soon be no more. Audio

6:54 PM.A resthome company which failed to provide adequate care to an elderly woman who died from dehydration complications says it was let down by a poorly performing nurse manager. Audio

6:50 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal has agreed to a Government request to release a shortened version of a report about Maori water rights and the partial sales of four state owned energy companies, before the end… Read more Audio

6:42 PM.Australia's Olympic Committee boss is bemoaning his country's performance at the Games and says sport needs to be prioritised in schools. Audio

6:36 PM.To the UK now and our correspondent Barney Burnham, where there is only one story - the London Olympics. Audio

6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:22 PM.Property for Industry says the industrial property market is stabilising, despite experiencing a fall in its half year profit. Audio

6:18 PM.NASA's space rover Curiosity has just touched down on the red planet, Mars. Audio

6:13 PM.Thousands of people have lined Hamilton's main street to honour the Chiefs rugby team after their Super 15 final win at the weekend. Audio

6:10 PM.Two draughtsmen say they have no recollection of working on the CTV building despite one being recorded as having worked more than a hundred hours on the project. Audio

6:07 PM.The Government has told the Defence Force to do more to protect its troops in Afghanistan. Audio

5:55 PM.Usain Bolt's dominating defence of his Olympic 100 metre title has triggered party time in Jamaica. Audio

5:52 PM.KiwiRail is cutting nearly two-hundred of its staff who look after the country's railway network but says passenger safety will not be compromised. Audio

5:49 PM.A Wellington Jury has heard that eight Porirua children from one family were sexually abused by their parents and two men and also physically abused in their home over a four year period from 2006. Audio

5:46 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal has agreed to a Government request to release a shortened version of a report about Maori water rights and the partial sales of four state owned energy companies, before the end… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.The Treasury says an increase in house building and higher interest rates may lead to a fall in house prices in 2013. Audio

5:36 PM.The Government has told the Defence Force to do more to protect its troops in Afghanistan. Audio

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

5:24 PM.Listening to that interview was the managing director of Radius Care which owns the Lester Heights Hospital, Brien Cree. Audio

5:22 PM.An elderly woman died of thirst in a resthome hospital because she wasn't cared for properly. Audio

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

5:16 PM.The FBI and police are closing in on the home of the gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, before police shot him dead. Audio

5:12 PM.Mr Key says he's confident the Crown's actions have not compromised the process. Audio

5:08 PM.Even as the Defence Force was this afternoon naming the two soldiers shot dead in Afghanistan, word came of another attack on New Zealand troops. Audio

5:00 PM.Soldier killed trying to rescue commander; new attack in Bamiyan, Sharples expects govt to listen, FBI closes in on Sikh killer's home, Woman dies of thirst in rest home. Audio