Checkpoint for Thursday 1 May 2014

6:57 PM.Protesters marking four years today since the Canterbury regional council was taken over, say it's all about irrigation and favouring farmers. Audio

6:53 PM.A union is warning of looming fuel shortages at BP and GAS petrol stations from Orewa to Cape Reinga within a week as tanker drivers strike. Audio

6:50 PM.A Maori clinical practitioner says there needs to be a major push for scholarships and advertising to attract rangatahi to study psychology; A Maori business in Te Tau Ihu has bought a natural dried… Read more Audio

6:42 PM.Australian lawyers say detention centre guards have made death threats against witnesses to the death of an asylum seeker on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. Audio

6:36 PM.The Ombudsman , Professor Ron Paterson, has ruled that a secondary school should apologise to parents for making some school donations compulsory. Audio

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

6:23 PM.Eight infant formula manufacturers supplying dozens of brands have been shut out of the lucrative Chinese market after failing to meet the stringent new requirements that kicked in today. Audio

6:16 PM.A professor of criminology at the Auckland University of Technology who specialises in Police accountability, says the police should have ignored Mr Williamson's request. Audio

6:10 PM.Police emails show Maurice Williamson told a senior Auckland police officer he wanted them to review the domestic assault case against a Chinese businessman because the man was investing a lot of… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.Air Force crew taking part in the search for Flight MH370 are deeply disappointed not to have found any signs of the missing plane. Audio

5:53 PM.New video has emerged of the crack-smoking Canadian mayor Rob Ford apparently using drugs again just last weekend. Audio

5:51 PM.A Maori business in Te Tau Ihu has bought a natural dried fruit firm that's gone into receivership; A Maori clinical practitioner says there needs to be a major push for scholarships and advertising… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.Children have been labelled brats, dummies and the bullied by a company contracted to reduce the number of truant students. Audio

5:39 PM.The police watchdog has found an officer put the public at risk when he pursued a stolen car in Tauranga last year. Audio

5:35 PM.Sinn Fein's leader Gerry Adams has been arrested by Northern Ireland police over the 1972 murder of mother-of-10 Jean McConville. Audio

5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:26 PM.The boyfriend of a murdered Christchurch prostitute has told her killer to stand up, be a man, and name the others involved. Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.Eight infant formula manufacturers supplying dozens of brands have been shut out of the lucrative Chinese market after failing to meet stringent new requirements. Audio

5:14 PM.Our political Editor Brent Edwards is with us. Audio

5:11 PM.More now on those police emails. Audio

5:07 PM.Police emails show Mr Williamson told a senior Auckland police officer he wanted them to review the domestic assault case against Donghua Liu because the man was investing a lot of money here. Audio

5:00 PM.Maurice Williamson quits because he phoned the police when he shouldn't have. Eight infant formula manufacturers are shut out of China and Mellory Manning's killer is jailed for at least 20 years. Audio