Checkpoint for Monday 24 September 2012

6:55 PM.To our correspondent in Latin America. Audio

6:52 PM.Hearings into New Zealand King Salmon's plans to expand farms in the Marlborough Sounds will be moved to the Waikawa Marae next week, to allow iwi to speak in their own cultural setting; Vodafone and… Read more Audio

6:49 PM.Lonely, discriminated against because they're old, and living below the poverty line. Audio

6:41 PM.The death of a young man following brain surgery at Christchurch Hospital in 2008 remains unexplained - partly because nurses failed to properly monitor his breathing in the hours after his operation.

6:37 PM.Principals say newspapers should never have published individual schools' national standards' results at the weekend. Audio

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

6:27 PM.Shares in the resins and chemicals maker Nuplex Industries have jumped 21 cents to $2.97 after news it will close plants and axe jobs in Australia and New Zealand due to a high exchange rate and weak… Read more Audio

6:24 PM.Dunedin's businesses are throwing their weight behind plans for oil and gas drilling off the Otago coast. Audio

6:20 PM.Work and Income says it's now reviewing the needs of a Northland man who smashed its office windows last week after he was refused a food grant. Audio

6:17 PM.The Government's spy agency is being investigated for illegal spying on Kim Dotcom and one of his co accused. Audio

6:12 PM.The Prime Minister, John Key, has confirmed SAS logistics officers recently sent to Afghanistan helped with the arrest of a man over the killing of two New Zealand soldiers last month. Audio

6:09 PM.The Government's spy agency is being investigated for illegal spying on Kim Dotcom and one of his co accused. Audio

5:56 PM.The ex-police chief at the heart of China's biggest political scandal in years has been sentenced to 15 years in jail. Audio

5:53 PM.Hearings into New Zealand King Salmon's plans to expand farms in the Marlborough Sounds will be moved to the Waikawa Marae next week, to allow iwi to speak in their own cultural setting; Vodafone and… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.The television drama, Homeland, has upstaged finalists like Mad Men and Breaking Bad at this year's Emmy Awards in Los Angeles - taking home a slew of trophies - including the most coveted award for… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.The Government's spy agency is being investigated for illegal spying on New Zealand residents in the Kim Dotcom case. Audio

5:35 PM.Two State-owned companies are slashing hundreds of jobs and more are going in the private sector in the latest blow to employment prospects. Audio

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

5:25 PM.Kiwirail plans to cut 158 jobs by the end of October, which it says is a necessary move in these tough economic times. Audio

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

5:18 PM.Solid Energy is mothballing its Spring Creek Mine and slashing hundreds of jobs in a bid to stay afloat in the face of plummeting international coal prices. Audio

5:15 PM.Ira Rothken is Kim Dotcom's American-based lawyer who is currently in New Zealand. Audio

5:08 PM.The Government's spies are being investigated for illegally spying on internet tycoon Kim Dotcom and one of his co-accused. Audio

5:00 PM.Government's spies under investigation for illegally spying on Kim Dotcom. Solid Energy mothballs spring creek and cuts hundreds of jobs and 158 jobs go at Kiwirail. Audio