Checkpoint for Tuesday 4 August 2015

6:49 PM.The economic forecaster, Berl, says the economy is slowing and the brakes will go on even more - but there's no need to panic. Audio

6:46 PM.Prominent lawyer, Donna Hall, is questioning the authority of those who ditched her as the Māori council's legal representative on the Trans Pacific Partnership claim; A Ngāti Porou educationalist and… Read more Audio

6:42 PM.Scientists in Australia have developed a nano-capsule with a clot-busting drug inside that could help treat heart attacks faster. Audio

6:40 PM.New Zealand has marked its 50-year friendship treaty with the Cook Islands with a multi-million-dollar grant to rebuild one of the country's main schools. Audio

6:36 PM.A select committee has recommended that coroners no longer be able to investigate the deaths of soldiers and other defence force staff who die in combat overseas. Audio

6:28 PM.One of Australia's best known beef farmers is fighting to stay on his property after being ordered off by his local council for being too smelly and noisy. Audio

6:25 PM.The New Zealand runner Nick Willis says he's witnessed dodgy actions from his track competitors once or twice in his career, and even thought of giving up over it. Audio

6:19 PM.The Canterbury Regional Council has missed its own deadline for cleaning up the region's rivers and has in fact gone backwards in that regard. Audio

6:16 PM.The only surviving pilot from the famed World War Two Dambusters raid, New Zealander Les Munro has died aged 96. Audio

6:10 PM.The Prime Minister is refusing to apologise over the controversial Saudi sheep deal after the release of masses of ministerial documents today. Audio

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

5:56 PM.One of Australia's top 20 companies, Origin Energy, is pulling out of one of New Zealand's top 10, Contact Energy. Audio

5:53 PM.A Te Ātiawa hapū remains confident that a new six million dollar marae will be built in New Plymouth despite the arduous challenges faced by the sub-tribe. Audio

5:50 PM.Creditors of a log transport firm have saved almost one hundred jobs at the top of the South Island by deciding to keep the company trading. Audio

5:48 PM.The New Zealand cricketers face a must-win match against Zimbabwe in Harare tonight, having lost the first One Day International on Sunday night. Audio

5:44 PM.A Paihia couple have won a three-year battle to get their real estate agent a share of the commission on their house sale, gaining nothing themselves except a feeling of justice being done. Audio

5:38 PM.More on the warnings the government got about its controversial Saudi sheep deal; this afternoon the Foreign Minister dumped hundreds of documents about how it spent $11 million building an agrihub to… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:22 PM.MPs have said 'no' to the family of a Carterton balloon victim who wanted a law change. Audio

5:22 PM.A teenager says he made a stupid decision when he walked up to a group of Head Hunter associates and kicked one of them in the head, sparking a fatal street brawl. Audio

5:15 PM.The mother of a missing Auckland teenager has given more details about the girl's plea for help saying the 15 year old has complained of being physically abused by the man she's with. Audio

5:12 PM.Dam Buster Les Munro was a man who liked to fly close to the edge. Just a few months ago he was prepared to break to law for his mates suggesting he would sell his war medals to keep the London Bomber… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The Government was warned by the Auditor-General that its business case for an $11 million taxpayer-funded farm in the Saudi Arabian desert was weak. Audio

5:00 PM.Govenrment $11million Saudi sheep deal didn't add up, Final Dambuster pilot Les Munro dies, Mother of missing teen says daughter has been physically abused, Still family disappointed by MPs' decision… Read more Audio