Checkpoint for Monday 10 August 2015

6:53 PM.A nurses conference has heard how the pay gap suffered by Maori nurses is forcing them to take on second jobs to make ends meet; Manatu Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, is calling for… Read more Audio

6:51 PM.At least two people have been shot in the American city of Ferguson, during demonstrations marking the anniversary of the death of Michael Brown. The unarmed 18-year old was shot by a white police… Read more Audio

6:27 PM.The Silver Ferns are still elated after their five goal win against Australia at the World Cup in Sydney. The win means New Zealand ends pool play at the top of the standings, and they'll likely play… Read more Audio

6:25 PM.The man accused of being behind four bomb hoaxes in Hamilton is former volunteer firefighter who is a gardener for the city council. Bradley Taylor, who is 27 is facing four charges of threatening to… Read more Audio

6:16 PM.The Dunedin city council is reassuring ratepayers it has no more big lurking scandals to reveal despite the discovery of seven new fraud and theft cases. Two are still being investigated. Audio

6:11 PM.Taranaki retailers say the downturn in the dairy maket is starting to bite, with sales down by 10-20%. Farmers are cutting back now that the forecast payout for the season has dropped to $3.85 a kilo… Read more Audio

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

5:55 PM.A nurses conference has heard how the pay gap suffered by Maori nurses is forcing them to take on second jobs to make ends meet. The Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference was held over the weekend as… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.The annual Anzac rugby league Test between the Kiwis and Kangaroos will be dropped from 2018 as part of a new NRL.television deal. The news has come as a complete surprise to New Zealand Rugby League.

5:45 PM.Leaky building legal action has been launched in the High Court against big building manufacturer, James Hardie. Others are being invited to join the class action along with plaintiffs Tracey Cridge… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.Council workers in Rotorua have spent the day trying to cap a geothermal bore that suddenly erupted behind shops in the centre of town. Steam shot up into the air yesterday, blowing cobble stones and… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.The SPCA says a horse was left with severe gum disease so excruciating it eventually starved to death. Anne Power has appealed her conviction of recklessly ill-treating the horse called Pip back in… Read more Audio

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

5:28 PM.An Australian father who's sick of MPs using tax payer money to go on holidays and travel in helicopters is asking politicians to fork out for his own family holiday to Uluru. Steve Callaghan set up a… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.A man has died while heli-skiing in an avalanche south of Queenstown. Audio

5:20 PM.A rubbish collector has been killed and his driver injured when their truck overturned on a steep road at Birkenhead in Auckland. The driver was trapped inside the cab when the truck tipped over in… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.There are signs of a growing number of debt-pressured dairy farmers weighing up the market in case they choose to sell. And pressure is being felt elsewhere such as on grain prices, from milk prices… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.The Dunedin city council is reassuring ratepayers it has no more big lurking scandals to reveal despite the discovery of five new fraud and theft cases. The cases follow the council's Citifleet… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.A drug addict hooked on opiates who asked her doctor for an experimental treatment she'd read about, ended up dead just days later. The 45 year old woman was given 6 doses of the psycho-active… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Drug addict dies after being given experimental drug; Dunedin Mayor fronts up on council fraud cases; Farmers call on real estate agents with eye on selling up; and Australian dad asks MPs to pay for… Read more Audio