Checkpoint for Wednesday 16 July 2014

6:52 PM.The body of a Maori man who was killed in Opotiki had been taken to Rangipo Prison today so his father could farewell him; Te Tai Tokerau iwi chairs have started talking about developing a… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.With the Middle East yet again embroiled in violence an expert on the region is suggesting some long term solutions may be found in the idealism of the young people who drove the Arab Spring three and… Read more Audio

6:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:25 PM.Britain is rushing through a controversial law which will allow the security services to snoop on everyone's phone calls and internet records. Audio

6:20 PM.As the pressure goes on an Australian campervan company over it's controversial slogans one woman says she wishes she'd gone ahead with a criminal charge against Wicked Campers when she had the… Read more Audio

6:17 PM.A coroner says urgent action including the immediate administration of oxygen must take place whenever a newborn baby appears pale. Audio

6:10 PM.It'll take weeks to find out if the disgraced Invercargill engineer blamed for the Southland Stadium roof collapse has designed other dangerous buildings. Audio

6:08 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:57 PM.Medical staff at the Christchurch Hospital are worried that patients are missing essential appointments and surgeries because of a lack of parking. Audio

5:55 PM.The Green Party's announced it plans to invest an extra billion dollars into research and development, while hitting out at what it calls the Government's 'pollution economy approach'. Audio

5:52 PM.Marvel Comics have turned their Norse God super hero, Thor, into a woman. Audio

5:47 PM.The latest candidate to stand for the Waiariki electorate says he will further split the vote for the seat. Audio

5:45 PM.A massive and rare land slip has engulfed a climbers hut on Mt Cook, ten kilometres away from where an Australian soldier died today. Audio

5:39 PM.The troubled Aratere Interislander ferry has cancelled crossings across the Cook Strait - because it's running too slow. Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:28 PM.More on the Australian soldier who has died while climbing Aoraki Mt Cook. The 44-year-old man fell down a 40-metre crevasse in the Grand Plateau area at around midday. Audio

5:24 PM.More details are emerging about a New Zealand soldier's drunken night out in Niue which has landed him at the centre of an investigation by military police. Audio

5:20 PM.The driver of a truck that crashed down a steep bank near Kaikoura is still missing. Audio

5:19 PM.A double whammy of lower than expected inflation, and a big drop in dairy prices, could mean mortgage rates stay lower for longer. Audio

5:15 PM.The father of the of the Opotiki man who was killed during what is believed to be a gang fight has had his chance to say farewell to his son at Rangipo Prison today. Audio

5:10 PM.It'll take weeks to find out if the disgraced Invercargill engineer blamed for the Southland Stadium roof collapse has designed other dangerous buildings. Audio

5:08 PM.An Australian soldier has died after falling down a crevasse on Aoraki-Mount Cook this afternoon. Audio

5:00 PM.Australian soldier dies on Aoraki-Mt Cook; Invercargill City Council says it's alarmed by finding against local engineer; Father of Opotiki man gets chance to say farewell in prison; Mortgage rates… Read more Audio