Checkpoint for Thursday 25 June 2015

5:00 PM.Police start arresting protestors who climbed onto the roof of Parliament. Aucklanders will be hit with rates rises averaging ten per cent and the sailor who leapt for his life from a burning yacht. Audio

5:07 PM.The Greenpeace members were protesting about government inaction on climate change. Audio

5:13 PM.Rates rises averaging ten per cent are a reality for Aucklanders after the council's ten year budget scraped through with a one vote margin. Audio

5:18 PM.The Government has increased its buy-out offers for some red-zoned property owners in Christchurch, after being directed to revise them by the Supreme Court. Audio

5:21 PM.To Whanganui East, where waterlogged cars have been towed out of garages at the same time as a few locals got a first glimpse inside their wrecked homes. Audio

5:23 PM.Our reporter Robin Martin has been with locals as they looked inside their homes. Audio

5:25 PM.A New Zealand sailor who leapt for his life from a burning yacht says he and his mates were saved by series of miracles. Audio

5:35 PM.An advocate for a Pacific-wide trade deal says the talks are back on track after American politicians passed legislation that helps the White House conclude an agreement. Audio

5:37 PM.Irate Labour MPs were spitting tacks today, accusing the National MP chairing a select committee of deliberately stopping them grilling the Foreign Minister on his Saudi sheep deal. Audio

5:40 PM.President Obama says the families of US hostages have been let down by their own government and he vows to bring in changes that could allow them to pay ransoms and communicate directly with… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.The Board of Inquiry into the $600 million Ruataniwha water storage project in Hawke's Bay has confirmed strict limits on the amount of nitrogen that can leach into waterways as a result of farming. Audio

5:47 PM.Northland iwi leader Sonny Tau says he deeply regrets making a mistake after being questioned by DOC about kereru he had. Audio

5:50 PM.An international survey shows more than half of New Zealand children feel their parents are spending too much time on their phones and tablets. Audio

5:54 PM.Sports experts have added their voices to criticism of the intense competition in secondary school sport. Audio

5:56 PM.One of New Zealand's popular walking tracks along the Dart Valley, through Mount Aspiring National Park, is likely to remain impassable for the rest of the year. Audio

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

6:12 PM.Proposed new offers for red zone properties in Christchurch are not enough to stave off more legal action against the government. Audio

6:15 PM.Four protesters up on Parliament's roof all day have come down into the waiting arms of police Audio

6:21 PM.A Wellington lawyer says bullying in the public sector is worse now than ever before. Audio

6:27 PM.Plans for a cycleway in a coastal suburb of Wellington have split both the local community and the city council. Audio

6:35 PM.The Australian government is urgently trying to pass legislation to skittle a HIGH court challenge over its offshore detention camps for asylum seekers. Audio

6:41 PM.The Dunedin City Council has shied away from introducing tough new rules for bars after consulting with the public. Audio

6:44 PM.Australian lawmakers have voted to hold an inquiry into dodgy building products blamed for endangering people's lives. Audio

6:48 PM.Politicans are getting in a flap about allegations an iwi leader smuggled five kereru or native pigeons, under his jacket on a regional flight; A Bay of Plenty hapu says it's furious with its iwi… Read more Audio

6:53 PM.With Greenpeace protestors on the roof, the House gets to grip with climate change - the subject of a quarter of the daily dozen questions for ministers; Questions also on Health; David Shearer… Read more Audio