Checkpoint for Thursday 4 September 2014

6:53 PM.An investigation has begun in Papua New Guinea into claims Australian business interests there have links to international terrorism. Audio

6:48 PM.Three north Taranaki hapu are holding peaceful protests at two sites in Waitara in opposition of Te Atiawa's recent treaty settlement; A Maori-owned Kiwifruit business says it expects with the… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.Leaked security reports from the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea reveal misbehaving asylum seekers being sent to an isolation unit that does not appear on the official map. Audio

6:37 PM.Multi-storey buildings will only be allowed to be designed by chartered engineers under tougher new rules has just announced. Audio

6:28 PM.An exclusive Auckland girl's school has stood down its football coach and is in damage control with parents after a Year 11 student stripped down to her underwear in Rotorua's city centre. Audio

6:24 PM.Some schools have decided to warn parents of a dangerous new trend where teenagers are setting themselves on fire and posting the videos on Youtube and Facebook. Audio

6:14 PM.Two North Carolina men have been freed from prison, one from death row, after 30 years inside for a crime they didn't committ. Audio

6:09 PM.Tonight the flag is at half-mast at the Ashburton RSA, where one of THE WOMEN killed in the Work and Income shootings, Peg Noble, spent most Thursday evenings. Audio

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

5:57 PM.The first people in New Zealand history to be charged with human trafficking have denied illegally bringing in eighteen Indian men to work in Nelson's horticulture industry. Audio

5:55 PM.Japan plans to resume killing minke whales in the Antarctic Ocean next year despite the International Court of Justice banning the hunt. Audio

5:52 PM.A Maori-owned Kiwifruit business says he expects with the growing interest among Maori in starting orchards, it could lead to tangata whenua commanding 15 percent of the billion dollar industry. Audio

5:48 PM.The water at Auckland's beaches is getting cleaner at a lot of popular spots, though Titirangi, Te Atatu and Huia beaches have still frequently triggered health alerts. Audio

5:37 PM.Three years after the badly flawed CTV building collapsed in the Christchurch earthquakes killing 115 people, the Government's outlined its plans to get tougher on engineers. Audio

5:27 PM.Auckland is the worst place in the country for heavy drinking and alcohol problems. Audio

5:22 PM.A High Court Judge has said he will be ordering the director of a failed finance company and the man that pulled the strings to pay 8.6 million dollars to receivers. Audio

5:18 PM.Politicians and health specialists are calling for the chief executive of the Food and Grocery Council Katherine Rich to be sacked from the government's Health Promotion Agency - accusing her of… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.The Labour Party leader, David Cunliffe, has been stumped by details of his own tax policy for a second time this week. Audio

5:12 PM.A sports coach at an exclusive private Auckland girl's school has been suspended after allowing at least one student to strip down to her underwear in the centre of Rotorua. Audio

5:08 PM.A third senior Dunedin City Council manager has resigned over the growing Citifleet scandal. Audio

5:00 PM.Another senior manager resigns over the Dunedin council car scam, Coach stood down after girl strips to underwear, Labour leader stumped by own policy again, Calls for Katherine Rich to be sacked from… Read more Audio