Checkpoint for Wednesday 16 October 2013

6:51 PM.Police in Auckland say a large haul of firearms, stolen from a North Shore gun shop, may have made their way into criminal hands. Audio

6:48 PM.A long-standing member of the kohanga reo movement, Peggy Luke-Ngaheke, says she is confident the Kohanga Reo National Trust will deal appropriately with allegations of financial mismanagement at a… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.Kohanga Reo staff say they are angry and unhappy about allegations of financial mismanagement at a company owned by the Kohanga Reo National Trust. Audio

6:37 PM.The Trade Minister, Tim Groser, says under-resourcing at the Ministry for Primary Industries meant it was unable to respond effectively to the Fonterra botulism scare and other food safety crises. Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:28 PM.The listed tapware maker, Methven is expecting to lift its first half profit by half a million dollars to 2.8 million. Audio

6:24 PM.The defence lawyer for a top navy officer facing a court martial for not disclosing an affair says military investigators failed to collect vital evidence. Audio

6:21 PM.The chief executive of the New Zealand Book Council, Catriona Ferguson, says the honour doesn't get much more significant for a writer. Audio

6:16 PM.The New Zealand author, Eleanor Catton, has become the youngest person ever to win the prestigious Booker Prize. Audio

6:09 PM.John Banks has resigned as a Government Minister and will stand trial for electoral fraud on a charge that, if he's convicted, would mean he also loses his seat in Parliament. Audio

5:53 PM.There is still no solution in sight to the political standoff in Washington over America's debt ceiling and its budget shutdown. Audio

5:50 PM.A man from Kiribati is arguing in the High Court in Auckland that he should be given refugee status because of the damage global warning is having on his island. Audio

5:47 PM.A long-standing member of the kohanga reo movement, Peggy Luke-Ngaheke, says she is confident the Kohanga Reo National Trust will deal appropriately with allegations of financial mismanagement at a… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.The country's investor watchdog has pulled the plug on a company director's scheme to raise up to ten million dollars to set up a chain of renal dialysis clinics. Audio

5:40 PM.Ged Shirley from the Regional Council for Manawatu and Whanganui is with us. Audio

5:37 PM.Roads have reopened and stopbanks repairs will now begin. Audio

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

5:30 PM.Our Auckland correspondent Todd Niall joins us. Audio

5:28 PM.Just over 24 hours after confirming he'd had a two year affair, Auckland's mayor Len Brown has returned to work, setting up his second term in office. Audio

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

5:21 PM.The Trade Minister, Tim Groser, has acknowledged the Ministry for Primary Industries is under-resourced and was unable to effectively respond to the Fonterra botulism scare. Audio

5:17 PM.The New Zealand writer, Eleanor Catton, has a major international literary career opening up before her after winning the prestigious Booker Prize for English language literature in London today. Audio

5:15 PM.The Prime Minister is holding a news conference at parliament - Brent Edwards is with us. Audio

5:08 PM.John Banks has resigned as a Government Minister after a judge this afternoon ordered him to stand trial for electoral fraud. Audio

5:00 PM.John Banks resigns as a Government Minister and is ordered to stand trial for electoral fraud. Eleanor Catton wins the Booker Prize and Len Brown goes back to work. Audio