Checkpoint for Tuesday 30 June 2015

6:57 PM.A real estate agent has been discharged without conviction for sending faeces in the mail to the lawyer at his former workplace. Audio

6:50 PM.Government faces questions about social housing - and reports of an Australian group interested in buying up NZ's state houses. Audio

6:47 PM.Two Maori MPs with iwi affiliations to Ngapuhi now want the former chairman of Tuhoronuku to step down from other leadership roles; Two Maori Television staff members are expected to arrive back in… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.Vasectomies for men are being promoted in Papua New Guinea to try to tackle the country's high death rate for mothers in childbirth. Audio

6:38 PM.Staying with cricket, an historic day night cricket test is part of a seven year test schedule with Australia unveiled by New Zealand Cricket today. Audio

6:35 PM.A report has hailed this years Cricket World Cup the most successful of all time, with more than one-point-five billion people tuning in. Audio

6:26 PM.The men's second seed at the Wimbledon tennis Open, Roger Federer, will begin his campaign for an eighth title at the the All England Club tonight. Audio

6:22 PM.Teach counter-terrorism lessons in school. That's the recommendation across the Tasman from a thinktank which says this'd be one way to combat the online-savvy Islamic State. Audio

6:20 PM.Angry rugby fans have struck back at scalpers by making ridiculous bids and dishing out abuse in online auctions for tickets to this weekend's Super 15 final. Audio

6:12 PM.The Greek Prime Minister says he will resign after next week's referendum on the country's debt crisis, if the public backs what he calls 'unsustainable austerity'. Audio

6:05 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:56 PM.The New Zealand Government has announced a 26 million dollar aid package to help Vanuatu's tourism businesses recover following Cyclone Pam. Audio

5:52 PM.The announcement that Ngapuhi leader Sonny Tau has stepped aside as chairman of the board that's leading his iwi's treaty negotiations has been praised by two Maori MPs and put more pressure on the… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.The college of midwives is rejecting calls for all pregnant women to be given vitamin D supplements to prevent their babies from getting rickets. Audio

5:45 PM.There's a call to give all teenage girls long-lasting contraception - and for it be up to them to opt out if they don't want the birth control. Audio

5:43 PM.Winston Peters has repeatedly refused to deny rumours of an unsuccessful coup against his deputy, Tracey Martin, by one of New Zealand First's MPs, Ron Mark. Audio

5:39 PM.Mangawhai ratepayers have been packing out the Whangarei District Court today for a test case over their refusal to pay contentious rate bills. Audio

5:36 PM.For the next two weeks, patrons of the Revington's Hotel in Greymouth will have to go somewhere else to drink because the pub has had its licence suspended. Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:28 PM.ACC admits a bungle caused nine thousand people to pay too much to register their cars, some by more than 100 dollars. Audio

5:25 PM.Opposition parties are calling for the Government to scrap its plan to sell off state houses. Audio

5:20 PM.Rugby fans angry at scalpers have crashed an auction for tickets to this weekend's Super Rugby final with multi million dollar bids. Audio

5:14 PM.The kereru smuggling investigation has forced Sonny Tau to step aside from heading up a major treaty negotiator. Audio

5:07 PM.Only four of the 10 bridges the Government promised to double lane in Northland will be worked on in the next three years - and some may never be upgraded. Audio

5:00 PM.Four of the 10 bridges promised to Northland to go ahead; Kereru investigation forces Sonny Tau to step aside; Super Rugby final tickets rocket past $500 online; PM faces further questions over social… Read more Audio