Checkpoint for Monday 3 August 2015

6:48 PM.The Māori Language Commission is commending a secondary school student for raising the possibility of extending Maori language week with the Prime Minister; The acting chair of Tūhoronuku, Sam Napia… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.A 96 year old man who died from the flu at a rest home wasn't given the medication he was prescribed and was put on palliative care without input from the family or doctor. Audio

6:38 PM.A Feilding rugby team is facing expulsion from all competitions as its players have continued to abuse referees and tried to blame another teammate for it. Audio

6:34 PM.A North Shore man who smuggled in a shipment of birds' nests has put the country's bird life at risk. Audio

6:25 PM.Three months after riots erupted over the death of Freddie Gray in police custody, his hometown Baltimore is seeing a surge in homicides, 45 last month alone. Audio

6:21 PM.The Australian government is searching for a new Speaker of the House to replace the disgraced Liberal MP, Bronwyn Bishop, who resigned yesterday after weeks of pressure. Audio

6:12 PM.A forestry company has pleaded guilty over the death of a worker but not as a result of an official prosecution - but a private one. Audio

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

5:53 PM.Eltham locals fear they won't see a cent of the more than three hundred thousand dollars in fines slapped on Fonterra and a council over a buttermilk stink. Audio

5:50 PM.A Bay of Plenty runanga says it's disappointed the region's council never informed it that Fonterra had spilled 11-thousand litres of whey into the Rangitaiki River last year. The dairy giant has been… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.The company that runs the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter is pinning its hopes on paying lower prices for the transmission of electricity around the country. Audio

5:44 PM.The Prime Minister remains confident a favourable Trans Pacific Partnership can be reached, and expects fresh talks to resume in the next few weeks. Audio

5:40 PM.A Feilding rugby team notorious for referee abuse and deceit is facing expulsion from all competition after its captain swore and spat at a referee's face. Audio

5:36 PM.Legal action may follow over a disabled man who died in a fire after he was locked in a house unsupervised while his caregiver went to buy food. Audio

5:33 PM.Shares in electricity stocks have jumped after Meridian Energy struck a deal to keep the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter open for at least three more years. Audio

5:25 PM.It's taken a private prosecution to get a forestry company to plead guilty over the death of one its workers - a case Worksafe refused to take. Audio

5:19 PM.An Australian doping expert is accusing the world athletics governing body, the I-double-A F, of doing nothing about doping in endurance running. Audio

5:14 PM.The trial of the man accused of murdering Connor Morris is a tale of two West Auckland parties. Audio

5:12 PM.The police fear for the safety of a 15-year-old Auckland girl who may have been kidnapped and being held against her will. Audio

5:08 PM.An Auckland liquor store worker has described how a man shot dead by the police, robbed her in a calm and even non-threatening manner. Audio

5:00 PM.Robbery victims speak out about the man shot dead by police. Fears for a teenage girl who may be held against her will and doping in running - have athletics bosses been ignoring it? Audio