Checkpoint for Monday 18 August 2014

6:55 PM.The Labour Party won't back the Greens' plan to introduce a new top tax rate of 40 per cent, saying it has a better plan. Audio

6:49 PM.Some Treaty of Waitangi lawyers, say a plan by Labour to get all historical claims settled by 20:20 is achievable if more resources are put into the tribunal; Hundreds of visitors from through out the… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.For two nights in a row this weekend, the mother of an Otago girl killed two decades ago has sat through a play about her daughter's murder. Audio

6:40 PM.A Commonwealth Games team doctor says pushy parents are putting their overworked kids at risk of a serious sporting injury. Audio

6:39 PM.New Zealand shares fell today. The benchmark Top 50 Index fell 7 points to 5071. Audio

6:26 PM.In Australia - there's an urgent call for an intervention progamme to de-radicalise young Muslim men who want to go to war. Audio

6:23 PM.The High Court in Timaru has heard that the three South Canterbury Finance directors charged with fraud were probably too loyal to the late chairman, Allan Hubbard. Audio

6:16 PM.Kim Dotcom's lawyers are accusing government agencies of drip-feeding them information and they're seeking a court order to force the agencies to hand over everything they have. Audio

6:11 PM.The Prime Minister says he's not turning a blind eye to the conduct of his office just because the country is five weeks out from a general election. Audio

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

5:56 PM.Two tourists are still missing and 23 people have been rescued after their tour boat sank off eastern Indonesia on Saturday. Audio

5:53 PM.Treaty of Waitangi settlement lawyers say a 2020 deadline to complete historical claims is ambitious but doable. Audio

5:50 PM.A Commonwealth Games team doctor says pushy parents are putting their overworked kids at risk of life-long sporting injury, and he's getting unlikely support from some coaches and athletes. Audio

5:47 PM.An Auckland man denies using his house guest's cheques and credit cards to spend thousands on jewellery, electronics and clothes. Audio

5:40 PM.The Prime Minister is denying a handful of emails released today between a staff member and a blogger reveal anything new. Mary Wilson talks to lawyer Felix Geiringer about some of the legal and… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.The Taranaki District Health Board says an obstetrician who insisted on trying to resusitate a newborn baby instead of calling for help is no longer practicing. Audio

5:33 PM.New Zealand shares fell today. The benchmark Top 50 Index fell 7 points to 5071. Audio

5:25 PM.The wife of a man who took his own life last year says the Hamitlon City Council bullied him into it. Audio

5:21 PM.Police have brought in army tanks and have fired tear gas to control protesters in another night of clashes in Ferguson, Missouri more than a week after a teenager was shot dead by police. Audio

5:16 PM.An undercover police officer has told a court about the sting which led to the arrest of a man charged with hiring a hitman to kill his parents. Audio

5:12 PM.Our political editor is Brent Edwards. Audio

5:07 PM.A handful of the Whale Oil emails released online this afternoon confirm some of the claims made in Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics about links between the National Party and rightwing bloggers. Audio

5:00 PM.New emails confirm some of the allegations made in Nicky Hager's book. A police sting reveals evidence a man hired a hitman to kill his parents and accusations a man who took his own life was bullied… Read more Audio