Checkpoint for Tuesday 21 April 2015

6:52 PM.Engineers of a different kind have spent the afternoon talking about ways to make Christchurch a happier place. Audio

6:48 PM.The Fonterra milk co-operative model that's created billions of dollars for farmers is being proposed for Maori-owned forestry; A Maori historian is eager for more rangatahi to take up his profession… Read more Audio

6:40 PM.People will soon no longer be allowed to drive to the top of one of Auckland's most popular volcanoes, Mount Eden. Audio

6:26 PM.A landmark ruling by the Human Rights Review Tribunal in favour of Ernest Heads, may not leave him better off. Audio

6:23 PM.Supporters of convicted child offender Peter Ellis say they will continue to fight to clear his name despite the Justice Minister turning down a Commission of Inquiry. Audio

6:20 PM.It could be years before the organic food industry gets a certification regime, angering producers who are convinced it will confuse customers and leave New Zealand lagging behind the rest of the… Read more Audio

6:15 PM.The police have told an inquest how prisoners covered cameras with toothpaste before they murdered another inmate. Audio

6:09 PM.The coroner's court has heard the Dunedin man who killed his children last year made an earlier death threat against them but the police didn't take it seriously. Audio

6:06 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:55 PM.The Fonterra milk co-operative model that's created billions of dollars for farmers is being proposed for Maori-owned forestry. Audio

5:50 PM.Wairarapa Maori furious at the sale of a farm gifted to them by a Pakeha farmer decades ago say their fight is not going away. Audio

5:48 PM.The lawyer for a woman fighting for the right to die with her doctor's help fears the case may get bogged down and take up time his client doesn't have. Audio

5:42 PM.An young man has walked free from court after a tragic drunken fight with his father at a service station in Waitara last year. Audio

5:38 PM.Three people have died in storms hitting Australia's east coast, and an elderly couple have been rescued while dangling from the gutter of their home. Audio

5:36 PM.The New Zealand dollar continues to inch towards parity with the Australian currency. Audio

5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:29 PM.A tramper crawled for ten hours with a dislocated shoulder after being stuck on the side of a mountain on the West Coast for two days. Audio

5:23 PM.Alex Swney's admitted stealing millions from the agency he ran to promote Auckland, on top of the tax evasion he's already facing prison for. Audio

5:17 PM.When Phil Rudd's solo album launch failed, he sacked a group of staff and threatened to kill one of them. Audio

5:07 PM.The coroner's court has heard that Edward Livingstone talked to others about intending to kill his children and himself as early as mid-2013, but the police did not take the threats seriously. Audio

5:00 PM.Chilling facts from the Livingstone inquest, Rudd's threat came after his solo album bombed, Alex Swney admits stealing millions, Tramper crawls for 10 hours with dislocated shoulder Audio