Checkpoint for Thursday 16 April 2015

6:46 PM.Despite a Wairarapa iwi authority favouring the Wellington super city proposal, Maori further down the ranks are not so keen; A new trades training programme in Christchurch has been set up with the… Read more Audio

6:41 PM.An Australian male model has reportedly died while fighting alongside Islamic State militants in Syria. Audio

6:38 PM.The Australian economy got a much needed boost today - it's unemployment rate unexpectedly dropping to 6 point 1 per cent. Audio

6:34 PM.The woman who hired hitmen in Bali to murder her husband who has family in New Zealand has told a court that she wanted to teach him a lesson. Audio

6:24 PM.The Prime Minister is refusing to discuss fresh allegations New Zealand spies have been helping Bangladesh's draconian security agencies. Audio

6:15 PM.The crew of two notorious Korean trawlers are asking a court to order the Crown to sell the ships to pay them millions in wages they say they're owed. Audio

6:12 PM.The Prime Minister is accusing the Labour Party of hypocrisy, after its call for targeted loan to value ratios to deal with the over heated Auckland property market. Audio

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

5:56 PM.A person with measles may have spread it around several shopping centres in Auckland, and the alarm's been raised. Audio

5:52 PM.Despite a Wairarapa iwi authority favouring the Wellington super city proposal, Maori further down the ranks are not so keen. Audio

5:48 PM.Tensions in Barack Obama's coalition to fight Islamic State erupted today with an extraordinary clash in Washington between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Audio

5:38 PM.The Green Party says it's shocking that New Zealand appears to be helping what it calls Bangladesh's notoriously brutal security agencies. Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:25 PM.The police have been criticised for waving a taser at a man for over eighteen minutes despite having already subdued and handcuffed him. Audio

5:20 PM.An Auckland housing developer is dismissing a Reserve Bank call for more apartments as the best short term solution to the city's chronic housing shortage and crazy prices. Audio

5:18 PM.An urgent Court of Appeal hearing has been called over the former ACT party leader, John Banks' retrial - and it's understood the focus is on a lunch at the Dotcom mansion. Audio

5:15 PM.For more than seven hours today many Vodafone customers nationwide were unable to make calls, text, or use data. Audio

5:12 PM.The crew of two notorious Korean trawlers are asking a court to order the Crown to sell the ships to pay them millions in wages they say they're owed. Audio

5:09 PM.The Prime Minister is refusing to discuss new allegations New Zealand spies have been assisting Bangladesh's draconian security agencies. Audio

5:08 PM.The Whanganui District Health Board says it will continue to support a staff member charged with manslaughter after a toddler died on the hospital grounds in January. Audio

5:00 PM.DHB to support staff member facing manslaughter charge; PM refuses to discuss latest spy allegations; Crew of two Korean trawlers say they're owed millions; Vodafone technical fault fixed; New Court… Read more Audio