Checkpoint for Wednesday 2 April 2014

6:51 PM.Househunters browsing China's biggest property website have pushed New Zealand into that country's top 10 hottest property markets. Audio

6:47 PM.The Human Rights Commission is paying tributes to a Ngati Kahu woman who made an impact in her work around the Treaty of Waitangi; The Minister for Whanau Ora, Tariana Turia, is satisfied the National… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.The rugby union is banning the families of professional rugby players from sports betting as part of its new anti-corruption policy. Audio

6:40 PM.A boom in milk supply is said to be behind another drop in global milk prices - which have slumped to their biggest low in more than a year. Audio

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

6:28 PM.Goodman Fielder says it now expects operating earnings for the full-year will be between 10 and 15 percent lower than analysts' forecasts of about 180 million Australian dollars. Audio

6:25 PM.China has charged a former top General with corruption, an extremely rare move that observers say almost guarantees a guilty verdict. Audio

6:23 PM.Our reporter Mani Dunlop has been reading the parole decision and joins us. Audio

6:17 PM.In the United States the hostility between the CIA and the Senate Intelligence Committee has moved into top gear with revelations torturing terrorism suspects did not yield any signficant… Read more Audio

6:12 PM.Lawyers say hundreds of leaky homes have had to be repaired for a second time, after initial work failed. Audio

6:08 PM.Five people are now dead - and several seriously injured after a huge 8 point 2 magnitude earthquake struck off Chile's north coast. Audio

5:55 PM.A standoff is developing between councils and the Government over the sale of synthetic cannabis. Audio

5:49 PM.The chief executive of General Motors still cannot explain why her company ignored complaints about faulty ignition switches for a decade, resulting in the deaths of 13 people. Audio

5:46 PM.A champion of the Maori language and indigenous rights has died; The Taranaki peace settlement of Parihaka has been spared in government plans for more onshore and offshore oil and gas exploration… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Two families have lost their homes and eight others are paying higher mortgage payments then they should after falling victim to a 3.9 million dollar mortgage scam. Audio

5:41 PM.A Napier woman who let her elderly mother lie in faeces and develop a huge maggot infested ulcer has been guilty of neglect and could be jailed for up ten years. Audio

5:37 PM.More now on the 8 point 2 earthquake off Chile that's triggered a tsunami sweeping down the Pacific coast. Audio

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

5:27 PM.Shotput world champion Valerie Adams is upset at her drug-taking Olympic rival Nadzeya Ostapchuk being handed a ban of four years from competing. Audio

5:25 PM.A news conference outside the Labour leader's electorate office had to be abandoned this afternoon, when an irate member of the public stopped his car and started yelling abuse at David Cunliffe. Audio

5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:20 PM.A 38 year old Otaki man has been charged with sexually violating and murdering a Christchurch woman, and attacking and robbing two tourists while armed with a metal bar. Audio

5:17 PM.Lawyers say hundreds of leaky homes have had to be repaired for a second time after initial work failed. Audio

5:13 PM.The Government is offering its largest-ever zone of land and sea to the energy industry for oil and gas prospecting. Audio

5:09 PM.Here's Al Jazeera's correspondent in Santiago - Lucia Newman. Audio

5:08 PM.Twe people are dead and at least three seriously injured after a massive 8 point 2 magnitude earthquake struck off Chile's north coast this afternoon - triggering tsunami waves of more than 2 metres. Audio

5:00 PM.An 8.2 magnitude quake off Chile's north coast, triggers tsunami waves of more than 2 metres. The largest ever slice of land and sea is being earmarked for oil and gas prospecting and hundreds of… Read more Audio