Checkpoint for Monday 22 July 2013

6:58 PM.Work rallies and stop-work meetings will soon take place throughout the country as part of a major campaign to oppose employment law changes. Audio

6:51 PM.Local government is trying to sex up its image. Audio

6:47 PM.A lower North Island iwi leader wants his tribe to set up an emergency plan as a result of the recent seismic activity; Meanwhile, Iwi at the top of the South Island say they have weathered… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.The number of reported sexual violence cases in Fiji is increasing, and women and child advocates say the worrying trend of perpetrators getting younger is also on the rise. Audio

6:37 PM.Tenants have cleared out of a Blenheim building designed by the same person responsible for Christchurch's CTV building, which was destroyed in the 2011 quake. Audio

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

6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:19 PM.The independent MP, Peter Dunne, will give the Government the one vote it needs to pass the legislation allowing the country's electronic spy agency to spy on New Zealanders. Audio

6:17 PM.Meanwhile in China, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake has hit the country's poorest province injuring hundreds and killing more than 20 people. Audio

6:13 PM.A Victoria University professor in earth sciences, says yesterday's quake was the biggest in the area since 1942 when two magnitude seven earthquakes hit the central north island. Audio

6:10 PM.Wellington's Chamber of Commerce is warning some businesses could be shut for weeks as the clean-up starts after yesterday's big shake. Audio

6:07 PM.Commercial buildings in central Wellington have borne the brunt of yesterday's strong earthquake though the council says most of the damage is superficial not structural. Audio

5:57 PM.A riot by asylum seekers at an Australian run detention centre in Nauru has caused nearly $70,000,000 in damage and left up to 150 people in police custody. Audio

5:54 PM.Two seals have been shot dead near Kaikoura. Audio

5:50 PM.To Japan now, where Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is telling voters that his election victory on Sunday will put an end to the country's political volatility. Audio

5:47 PM.Iwi at the top of the South Island say they've weathered yesterday's major earthquake extremely well; Meanwhile, a tribal elder in Porirua wants his tribe to work on a kaumatua safety plan; Child… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.The High Court in Christchurch has today heard that red zoning property is really the compulsory acquisition of the land, despite the government's claim it is voluntary. Audio

5:40 PM.In Seddon, people are counting the cost of damage from the quake which hit off shore, east of the small Marlborough town . Audio

5:38 PM.Two men have been found guilty murdering a Canterbury dairy farm worker. Audio

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

5:28 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:24 PM.The independent MP, Peter Dunne, will give the Government the one vote it needs to pass the GCSB legislation - allowing the agency to spy on New Zealanders. Audio

5:21 PM.The Prime Minister says the Government will top up the natural disaster fund if necessary, to cover claims to the Earthquake Commission from yesterday's earthquake. Audio

5:15 PM.The chair of Centreport which owns the four year old BNZ building on Wellington's wharf says while it looks like mayhem inside, it has now been cleared as structurally safe. Audio

5:08 PM.The chief building officer for Wellington City Council is Richard Toner. Audio

5:07 PM.Scores of engineers and contractors are out checking the safety of buildings shut down by yesterday's 6 point 5 earthquake. Audio

5:00 PM.Thousands of workers stay home as engineers assess the safety of quake hit offices and apartments. John Key says Wellington has come through earthquake well and Peter Dunne gives the Government his… Read more Audio