Checkpoint for Wednesday 9 October 2013

5:00 PM.A double murderer narrowly misses life imprisonment without parole. Christchurch overtakes Auckland as the most expensive place to rent and don't forget to save 400 thousand dollars for your… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Double killer Jeremy McLaughlin has narrowly escaped becoming the first person to be locked up for life without any chance of parole. Audio

5:11 PM.More than five thousand homes will be fast-tracked in Auckland in the first big push to tackle the housing shortage. Audio

5:15 PM.For the first time Christchurch has overtaken Auckland as the most expensive place to rent. Audio

5:17 PM.New Zealanders are being warned that if they want to have a comfortable retirement, they have to start saving - up to 400-thousand dollars for each person. Audio

5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

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

5:37 PM.A man who admitted sexually abusing five boys has died before he could be sentenced. Audio

5:38 PM.More than five thousand homes will be fast-tracked in Auckland in the first areas to be approved under the city's Housing Accord. Audio

5:45 PM.Up to 300 Australians, or their families, who've been victims of terrorist attacks while overseas are now eligible for compensation. Audio

5:47 PM.A Motiti Island resident says she's disappointed funding given to the Island following the grounding of the container ship Rena, has been given as a lump sum and not allocated to specific projects; A… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.A Southern District Health Board member says the DHB's persistent deficits are holding back important hospital upgrades. Audio

5:54 PM.More now on the latest warning that if you want to have a comfortable retirement, you have to start saving - at least 200-thousand dollars each. Audio

5:57 PM.Sonny Bill Williams has been added to the Kiwis squad for the Rugby League World Cup after reconsidering his availability for the tournament which starts in Britain later this month. Audio

6:09 PM.A man who killed two teenagers including the daughter of a woman he briefly went out with, has narrowly escaped becoming the first person to be jailed with no parole. Audio

6:15 PM.A property analyst says Auckland may not even be halfway through its house price boom. Audio

6:18 PM.The Labour Party leader, David Cunliffe, says a Labour Government would introduce a living wage rate for core public sector employees as matter of priority if elected. Audio

6:20 PM.The last of a group of rare rowi kiwi which were being cared for at Wellington Zoo, has died. Audio

6:23 PM.The retail sector is proving something of a conundrum for economists at the moment. Audio

6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:36 PM.Melbourne motorists are being urged not to panic buy as fuel shortages triggered by tanker safety fears begin to bite. Audio

6:39 PM.The rising acidity of the oceans may not be as catastrophic as first thought for key marine ecosystems - thanks to kelp forests. Audio

6:48 PM.A Motiti Island resident says she's disappointed funding given to the Island following the grounding of the container ship Rena, has been given as a lump sum and not allocated to specific projects; A… Read more Audio