Checkpoint for Thursday 20 August 2015

6:53 PM.Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse faces questions from Labour's Sue Moroney about the government's Health & Safety Reform Bill; Questions from Labour's Stuart Nash to the… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.A government report is pointing the blame at the Turakina Māori Girls' College Trust Board for the kura's financial problems; An organiser of an East Coast hapu initiative to map the land and… Read more Audio

6:45 PM.Treasure hunters have discovered 6-point-8-million dollars worth of Spanish gold coins, 300 years to the day after a fleet of galleons sank in a hurricane on their way from Cuba to Spain. Audio

6:43 PM.The police have been speaking out at a news conference about their chasing and shooting an armed man in Motueka this afternoon. Audio

6:40 PM.A Timaru man says he'll keep giving his mates a ride home from the pub despite warnings from the police to stop. Audio

6:36 PM.Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, might be thinking his government, if not his cabinet, is a leaky sieve delivering daily news headlines. Audio

6:32 PM.There's a big water main burst in Ngaio tonight. Water is off to most of suburb and may not be restored till midnight. And one-hundred year old water pipes, and schools so rundown they've taken the… Read more Audio

6:26 PM.More now from Motueka where there has been a police shooting. Audio

6:22 PM.In Australia, a global tobacco company has attempted to use freedom of information laws to mine school surveys about children's attitudes to smoking and alcohol. Audio

6:16 PM.The country's school buildings are in worse shape than the government thought and the cost of repairs will be massive. Audio

6:12 PM.The political debate over the government's health and safety reforms has taken a farcical turn, with the revelation high risk categories include mini-golf courses and worm farms, but not cattle or… Read more Audio

6:10 PM.A man is in a critical condition in Wellington Hospital after he pointed a gun at officers who then shot him. Audio

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

5:54 PM.A government report is pointing the blame at the Turakina Māori Girls' College Trust Board for the kura's financial problems; An organiser of an East Coast hapu initiative to map the land and… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.Growing numbers of New Zealanders are being detained at a Darwin detention centre under toughened laws that allow them to be deported. Audio

5:43 PM.The FBI is now on the hunt for the Ashley Madison hackers who stole millions of files on people keen to cheat on their spouses and then published the details. Audio

5:40 PM.More now on the wanted man shot by police in Motueka this afternoon. Audio

5:38 PM.Disgraceful, racist and shocking are just some of the words people are using to describe a jibe at the Irish from the boss of Fletcher Construction. Audio

5:36 PM.APN News and Media's share price fell 30 percent today after it reported a small first half net profit of 7-and-a-half million Australian dollars in the six months to the end of June, against revenue… Read more Audio

5:27 PM.The government's being criticised for blaming a sharp rise in assaults on Work and Income staff on copycats.

CORRECTION: This story states that there was a surge in assaults on WINZ staff and that 46… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.Police say they were alerted to where a wanted man in a vehicle was earlier today in the South Island town, and found him about 3.30pm. Audio

5:20 PM.The political debate over the government's health and safety reforms has taken a farcical turn, with the revelation high risk categories include mini-golf and worm farms, but not cattle or sheep… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.The Auckland Rugby Union has for the first time banned a junior rugby player for referee abuse. Audio

5:15 PM.A police dog-handler with 20 years experience will not face criminal charges, despite breaking the law by stomping on a man's head while he lay facedown on a road. Audio

5:10 PM.The country's school buildings are in worse shape than the government thought and the cost of repairs will be massive. Audio

5:08 PM.A man accused of shooting at two police officers and sparking a day-long manhunt yesterday has appeared in court charged with attempted murder. Audio

5:00 PM.Gunman appears in court on attempted murder charge; Country's school buildings in worse shape than thought; Police officer won't face criminal charges for stomping; 11 year old rugby player banned for… Read more Audio