Checkpoint for Wednesday 6 August 2014

6:53 PM.There has been a massive upset for the Black Ferns in the Women's Rugby World Cup. Audio

6:50 PM.Two Bay of Plenty whanau ora collectives say they're optimistic an agreement reached with government agency Pharmac will ultimately lead to better health for Maori in their rohe; There has been a… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.Conflicting evidence in Australia is questioning the effectiveness of plain packaging for cigarettes and tobacco. Audio

6:39 PM.An 83 year-old Argentine activist who's dedicated nearly half her life to tracing children kidnapped during the1970s military junta has finally been reunited with her own missing grandson. Audio

6:36 PM.The New Zealand dollar fell almost one US-cent following a larger than expected fall in prices at the dairy trade auction last night. Audio

6:26 PM.The former Sydney Morning Herald columnist Mike Carlton has responded to his resignation on independent media website Crikey, claiming he's received endless abuse from offended readers. Audio

6:23 PM.The South Canterbury Finance fraud trial has been told the firm's founder Allan Hubbard treated it as a cash box. Audio

6:21 PM.80 Kiwibank jobs are being axed, and 200 staff will have to reapply for their jobs in the company's latest shakeup. Audio

6:16 PM.The water was already consented to be taken from the Waitaki River. Audio

6:12 PM.The US Secretary of State John Kerry is urging Israel and the Palestinians to work towards a longer-lasting truce during the current three day ceasefire. Audio

6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:56 PM.Two Bay of Plenty whanau ora collectives say they're optimistic an agreement reached with government agency Pharmac will ultimately lead to better health for Maori in their rohe. Audio

5:53 PM.For the first time in the history of space exploration a spacecraft will attempt to rendezvous with a comet tonight. Audio

5:49 PM.The World Health Organisation is holding a meeting in Geneva today - where a panel of medical experts are seeking to agree on a new strategy to tackle the worst ever outbreak of Ebola. Audio

5:45 PM.The lawyer for the businessman Donghua Liu says communication problems are partly to blame for botched building work on his properties. Audio

5:35 PM.The New Zealand dollar fell almost one US-cent following a larger than expected fall in prices at the dairy trade auction last night. Audio

5:28 PM.A North Otago irrigation scheme is in line to double in size and the local mayor says it will do more than anything else to create jobs and wealth. Audio

5:23 PM.Greenpeace has won a key legal battle that's cleared the way for political activists to also register as charities. Audio

5:17 PM.Listening to that is the ACT Party Leader, Jamie Whyte . Audio

5:14 PM.The ACT party board member and Dunedin North candidate Guy McCallum has quit over his leader's race relations speech last week. Audio

5:11 PM.Unemployment has fallen to its lowest level in more than five years, as firms take on workers at the fastest pace in a decade. Audio

5:08 PM.Kiwibank is cutting 80 jobs across the board in its latest round of restructuring. Audio

5:00 PM.Eighty jobs go at Kiwibank. Greenpeace wins the battle for political activists to become charities and Act member resigns over leader's race relations speech. Audio