Checkpoint for Monday 26 January 2015

6:58 PM.After a show business career spanning almost seven decades - with roles in some of the great musicals, Debbie Reynolds has been awarded the Screen Actors' Guild lifetime achievement award. Audio

6:55 PM.A coroner has told a woman not to blame herself after she sent home a drunk man who turned up at her door in the middle of the night. Audio

6:51 PM.A senior Ratana Church member is blaming his "baby boomer" generation for the decline in membership numbers; A study, which wants more kaumatua participants, aims to find out how much money the… Read more Audio

6:47 PM.An Argentine journalist who first reported the mysterious death of a special prosecutor, who died hours before he was due to testify against the country's president, has fled the country. Audio

6:43 PM.Investors are shelling out hundreds of thousands of dollars in the hope of securing a future horse racing champion. Audio

6:38 PM.Scott Base in the Antarctic insists no one was in any danger when a blackout struck last winter. The wind energy supply was cut in July when maintenance was being done on cables. Audio

6:27 PM.The International Centre for Sport Security says the threat of terrorism to sporting events is growing, and that the challenges to jointly hosted events are even greater. Audio

6:22 PM.Firefighters have been patrolling a railway line south of Oamaru for flare ups today after a steam train caused 21 fires during a trip on Saturday. Audio

6:19 PM.A Greek professor says the election result in Greece is a vote for anger. Audio

6:15 PM.A police officer on a kayak and a helicopter have teamed up to rescue an 85 year old man who fell on to rocks at Auckland's Castor Bay. Audio

6:13 PM.The Electricity Authority has settled out of court with an Otago lines company over its refusal to reconnect a remote customer. Audio

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

5:56 PM.The Ratana Church is banking on the next generation of te reo speakers to bring people back to the movement and encourage new members to join. Audio

5:53 PM.A coroner's inquest has found a man drowned last year trying to rescue his son from a swimming hole near Gisborne despite apparently being a good swimmer. Audio

5:49 PM.The Williams sisters Serena and Venus are both in action today at the Australian Open as the quarter finals get underway Audio

5:45 PM.An Auckland city councillor says linking ethnicity with a high number of dog attacks amounts to South Auckland bashing. Audio

5:42 PM.The Australian Prime Minister is defending giving an Australian knighthood to Prince Philip, describing social media criticism as "electronic graffiti". Audio

5:38 PM.The New Zealand dollar has fallen to a three-year low against the US dollar today as speculation grows that the Reserve Bank may cut interest rates this week. Audio

5:34 PM.The New Zealand dollar today fell to its lowest level against the US dollar since November 2011 before recovering slightly. Audio

5:27 PM.An Otago lines company which refused to reconnect a remote customer has reached an out of court settlement in the first criminal prosecution taken by the Electricity Authority. Audio

5:22 PM.The leader of the left-wing party, Syriza, that's swept to an historic win in Greece's election is promising an end to austerity. Audio

5:17 PM.Safety officials want children banned from riding quad bikes or motorcycles following the death of a six-year-old girl in Wairarapa yesterday. Audio

5:16 PM.Department of Conservation fire technical support officer Craig Alexander. Audio

5:14 PM.A fire has closed the highway over Arthur's Pass with hot wind fanning the flames which stretch along the roadside. Audio

5:09 PM.The family of two brothers who drowned at Gisborne's Makarori Beach is tonight helping police with the search for one of them. Audio

5:00 PM.The family of two brothers who drowned at Gisborne's Makarori Beach is tonight helping police with the search for one of them. A fire has closed the highway over Arthur's Pass with hot wind fanning… Read more Audio