Checkpoint for Monday 20 April 2015

6:52 PM.A Maori eeling business is warning that the silt killing Christchurch's eels will do irreversabile damage unless the sediment is removed urgently. The Maori Party has written an open letter to… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.Tony Abbott, has evoked images of the Anzac campaign in Turkey, when talking about Australia and New Zealand's joint training mission in to Iraq Audio

6:41 PM.A Taranaki man has pleaded guilty to murdering his mother but says he has no recollection of ever attacking her Audio

6:35 PM.Sanford's Christchurch mussel factory has shucked its last shell today and 232 people are now out of a job. Audio

6:25 PM.The Court of Appeal has ruled that KiwiSaver funds cannot be used to pay the debts of a bankrupt. Audio

6:22 PM.Inflation has hit its lowest point since 1999 but there's little or no prospect of a cut to the benchmark interest rate in response Audio

6:19 PM.In the shadow of heightened terrorism worries leading up to April the 25th, the Australian Prime Minister has evoked the image of the Anzacs to justify the Iraq mission. Audio

6:13 PM.The West Coast District Health Board admits the death of a 15 year boy after a routine appendix operation is a tragedy that should never have happened Audio

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

5:56 PM.More than a dozen Auckland landowners are being warned they'll be stripped of the chance to get fast tracked consents and other benefits in special housing areas, if they don't use the status they've… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.A Maori eeling business is warning that the silt killing Christchurch's eels will do irreversabile damage unless the sediment is removed urgently. Audio

5:46 PM.A Wellington Hospital toxicologist is warning a dangerous synthetic drug, which leads to violent hallucinations, organ failure, and sometimes death, has reappeared. Audio

5:41 PM.The death of an unborn baby will never be forgotten by hospital staff who made several crucial mistakes. Audio

5:38 PM.A local Muslim leader admits more could be done to prevent people becoming radicalised, in the wake of a New Zealand-born woman in Denmark losing her son to Islamic State. Audio

5:35 PM.Australia has done a deal with Iran to share crucial information on terrorism. Audio

5:32 PM.The New Zealand dollar has continued to strengthen today against all its major trading partners. Audio

5:26 PM.A 23-year-old Auckland woman has admitted tricking her family, friends and almost 200 donors into thinking she had cancer to raise thousands of dollars via the popular online website, Givealittle. Audio

5:20 PM.Sanford's Christchurch mussel factory shucked its last shell early this afternoon and now 232 people are out of a job. Audio

5:15 PM.Our Political Editor Brent Edwards is with us. Audio

5:12 PM.The Australian Prime Minister has evoked the image of the Anzacs as he justified Australia and New Zealand sending troops to Iraq. Audio

5:07 PM.Heather Gunter says people have a right to know if the doctors and nurses looking after them have a record of mistakes and have been investigated by the Health and Disability Commissioner. Audio

5:00 PM.Critical mistakes leading to the death of a 15 year old boy after a routine appendix operation. Tony Abbott evokes the image of the Anzacs to justify the joint mission to Iraq and 232 Sanford workers… Read more Audio