Checkpoint for Tuesday 5 November 2013

6:55 PM.An air force pilot who won a bravery medal today says it's a tough call risking others' lives to fly in to save someone who will otherwise die. Audio

6:52 PM.A preview of the second Hobbit film has been shown simultaneously in Wellington, New York, Los Angeles and London - but fans aren't allowed to say what they've seen. Audio

6:48 PM.The Maori Party says the Human Rights Commission's delay in releasing its report on the 2007 Te Urewera police raids is ridiculous; The Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal has reserved its… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.An expert in police weapons says a more potent pepper spray that's on trial will not stop people intent on an attack and could even end up hurting officers. Audio

6:37 PM.The Motor Trade Association says drivers are paying much more in insurance, and insurers are reaping record profits even as panelbeaters are driven out of business. Audio

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

6:28 PM.The Auckland-based cybersecurity company Mako Networks says a deal with the third largest wireless provider in the US is a stepping stone to a market worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Audio

6:24 PM.Those caught range in age from 15 to 33, and their arrests have cleared more than 40 crimes. Audio

6:13 PM.The Government isn't ruling out subsidising Chorus, which says the ultrafast broadband rollout is now jeopardised by the price cuts it's been ordered to comply with. Audio

6:11 PM.Our Otago reporter Ian Telfer is at Dunedin's Wingatui racecourse, which is hosting one of the three race meetings in New Zealand including Melbourne Cup which was shown on big screens. Audio

5:55 PM.Labour's plans for a state owned insurance company has been labelled crazy and stupid by the Finance Minister Bill English in Parliament today. Audio

5:52 PM.The Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal will decide tomorrow morning whether a hearing for the lawyer should go ahead. Audio

5:49 PM.The Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal has reserved its decision on whether to proceed with a case against the top Maori lawyer, Donna Hall; The Maori Party says the Human Rights… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Auckland's largest real estate firm says it could be at least six months before the new mortgage lending restrictions are felt on Auckland's overheated housing market. Audio

5:38 PM.An audit of the Earthquake Commission's quake repairs in Christchurch has found many dissatisfied home owners and others being left in the dark. Audio

5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:24 PM.The police in Kaitaia have arrested 20 people in a blitz on burglary, theft and drink-driving. Audio

5:20 PM.DOC is investigating after a heavy steel bucket full of 1080 poison fell off a helicopter in the Marlborough Sounds, with possum-killing pellets landing around some trampers. Audio

5:18 PM.Legislation which would force telecommunication companies to make sure the Government's spy agency can intercept their customers emails and phonecalls has just passed its third and final reading in… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.The Government isn't ruling out subsidising Chorus, which says the ultrafast broadband rollout is now jeopardised by the price cuts it's been ordered to comply with. Audio

5:10 PM.The police are rejecting any suggestions that the involvement of an officer's son has slowed their investigation into a group of young Auckland men who've been boasting online about sex with drunk… Read more Audio

5:09 PM.With the latest on the betting, the TAB's Racing Manager Michael Dore joins us. Audio

5:06 PM.On the line from across the Tasman is racing commentator Jack Petley. Audio

5:00 PM.A setback for the Government's ultrafast broadband rollout. The 1080 drop - that fell unexpectedly from a DoC helicopter and from across the Tasman is our Melbourne Cup racing commentator Jack Petley.