Checkpoint for Tuesday 2 September 2014

6:51 PM.Farmers in Victoria are forming their own neighbourhood firefighting forces, accusing the Country Fire Authority of doing nothing to protect their animals and land. Audio

6:47 PM.The Maori community in Ashburton is mourning the death of a local kuia caught up in yesterday's fatal shooting at Work and Income; The Board steering Ngapuhi's treaty settlement, is looking for its… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.The New Zealand dollar down half a cent today against the greenback but then recovered to be less than a third-of-a-cent lower than where it was this time yesterday. A short time ago, the kiwi was… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.A Northland man rang 111 three times to tell the police about a suspicious car near his neighbourhood dairy before the shop was robbed. Audio

6:34 PM.An Australian who fathered surrogate twins with a Thai woman has been charged with sexually abusing the children. Audio

6:26 PM.The police fear there may be more victims of a teacher who pleaded guilty to nine charges of indecent assault against children today. Audio

6:23 PM.Police in Hong Kong say they've arrested 19 people during scuffles with pro-democracy groups protesting against China rejecting their demands to freely choose their next leader. Audio

6:17 PM.The Serious Fraud Office has laid charges against two people over what it says is about 2-million dollars worth of fraudulent invoices to Mighty River Power. Audio

6:15 PM.The Ashburton farmer whose tip-off led to the police swooping on the Work and Income gunman says he's sick to his stomach after learning two locals died in the shooting. Audio

6:11 PM.More details are emerging about the victims of Ashburton's Work and Income shooting at the same time as their accused killer has appeared in court for the first time. Audio

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

5:57 PM.A couple in Melbourne are lucky to be alive after a tractor ploughed into their bedroom where they were sleeping last night. Audio

5:47 PM.The Maori community in Ashburton is mourning the death of a local kuia caught up in yesterday's fatal shooting at Work and Income. Audio

5:44 PM.The Green Party would boost the minimum wage to 18 dollars an hour by the end of its first term in Government. Audio

5:41 PM.The manager of the Cornwall Park farm in central Auckland says he is devastated that sheep rustlers have struck again, using dogs and traps to steel sheep during the night. Audio

5:39 PM.A video promoting next year's Rugby World Cup has snubbed the defending champions, the All Blacks. Audio

5:34 PM.The New Zealand dollar down half a cent today against the greenback but then recovered to be less than a third-of-a-cent lower than where it was this time yesterday. Audio

5:27 PM.The head of the United Nations says New Zealand has been a model global citizen as the Government campaigns for a seat on the Security Council. Audio

5:24 PM.The Prime Minister has also been responding today to the New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, saying that a full Royal Commission of Inquiry into all of the allegations detailed in the Dirty… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.The Police are now assessing two complaints about the former Justice Minister Judith Collins, one from the Labour Party and one from an unnamed person. Audio

5:17 PM.Peter Brown is a spokesperson for some of the CTV families. Audio

5:16 PM.Two designers of the CTV building are to be interviewed by police as part of a criminal investigation into the building's collapse in February 2011which killed 115 people. Audio

5:14 PM.Noeline Woods had known Peg Noble for 20 years. She says it was dreadful yesterday waiting to hear who the victims were. Audio

5:11 PM.Belinda McCammon is outside the work and income office in Ashburton. Audio

5:07 PM.More details are emerging about the victims of Ashburton's Work and Income shooting at the same time as their accused killer has appeared in court for the first time. Audio

5:00 PM.Ashburton accused appears in court. Police step up their investigation into the CTV collapse and - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrives in Auckland. Audio