Checkpoint for Tuesday 21 July 2015

6:52 PM.Government moves urgency to fix a glitch in the law related to speed limits; PM questioned on Housing, the flag referendum, and Mt Eden Prison fight-clubs - which is also the subject of a snap debate.

6:47 PM.A Ngati Hine leader in Northland said he's vehemently against kereru being served at events such as Iwi Leaders Forum; The Social Development Minister is backing an investigation into two Work and… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.After more than a year of abuse and threats a Tauranga woman has finally decided to re-name her business and drop the word Isis. Audio

6:38 PM.An Australian astrophysicist says he's 'blown away' at being given the job of leading a multi-million dollar search for alien life. Audio

6:35 PM.The surfer hailed a hero for paddling towards Mick Fanning as he was fighting off a great white shark says he was getting ready to use his board as a weapon. Audio

6:27 PM.In Australia two backpackers from the Netherlands have taken a former employer to court, claiming they were underpaid for a job most of us wouldn't think exists. Audio

6:23 PM.The Prime Minister's chief science advisor has launched what's believed to be a world-first programme to get young people doing science projects. Audio

6:22 PM.Children are confirmed to be on board a suspected asylum seeker boat off the coast of Western Australia. Audio

6:18 PM.The Labour leader, Andrew Little, has been forced to defend his party targeting Chinese buyers in the Auckland housing market at Parliament today. Audio

6:11 PM.Parliament is rushing through a fix to road speed limits to make sure the limits, and all the speeding tickets issued under them, are legal. Audio

6:08 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:56 PM.A soldier who died of heart failure after marching up a hill should have been taken to hospital straight away. Audio

5:50 PM.A Ngati Hine leader in Northland says he's vehemently against kereru being served at events such as Iwi Leaders Forum events. Audio

5:48 PM.A 74 year-old Vietnam veteran from the United States told customs he wasn't carrying luggage for anyone else, despite agreeing to deliver a suitcase to a woman he had never met. Audio

5:44 PM.Parliament has gone into urgency to fix a muck up that's meant some road speed limits haven't been legal. Audio

5:40 PM.The primary teachers' union is abandoning its fierce opposition to the government's flagship education scheme after negotiating what it says are significant changes to the plan. Audio

5:35 PM.The Labour MP Kelvin Davis has used a snap debate in Parliament to raise questions about the death of a prisoner transferred out of Serco's Mt Eden prison. Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:26 PM.Maori MPs say eating Kereru on special occasions, should be allowed so long as it doesn't threaten the number of birds. Audio

5:19 PM.Two boy racers had to run from their cars after tearing up a Timaru rugby and cricket field when a group of angry residents blocked their way out. Audio

5:15 PM.Victims of a woman who set up a fake visa scam targeting Tongan overstayers say they feel betrayed and upset the woman who ripped them off hasn't be sent to jail. Audio

5:12 PM.The Government says it's now expecting dairy prices to stay lower for longer. Audio

5:10 PM.Rescuers were kept at bay by fear of live power lines around a crashed ambulance in which a critically ill patient died in Northland today. Audio

5:07 PM.The Labour MP Kelvin Davis has used a snap debate in Parliament to raise questions about a prisoner who died after being transferred from Serco's Mt Eden prison. Audio

5:00 PM.Labour raises questions about death of prisoner, Power line obstacle in ambulance crash in which one person dies, Government concerned at $3 payout forecast, Visa scam victims say sentence not enough… Read more Audio