Checkpoint for Monday 7 September 2015

6:57 PM.Five time world champion Mahe Drysdale has been left pondering just what went wrong after he missed out on winning his sixth single sculls world title in France. Audio

6:53 PM.A New Zealand geneticist is calling for a radical shake up on how medical treatments are matched to Pacifika pepole after carrying out an extensive study of their DNA. Audio

6:49 PM.A leader of a central North Island iwi says the roll-out of Whanau Ora has at times been rough for most iwi, with providers in his rohe competing for resources.; Youngest son of New Zealander of the… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.Former Australian rugby league star Jarryd Hayne has stunned American footbal followers by making it into the San Francisco 49ers NFL squad. Audio

6:42 PM.After four years in charge, Waimarama Taumaunu has confirmed she won't be seeking a second term as coach of the Silver Ferns. Audio

6:38 PM.The children's author Ted Dawe says he's shocked to learn his book 'Into the River" has had a ban slapped on it by the Film and Literature Board of Review. Audio

6:33 PM.The report into the first four years of Maori Party's flagship Whanau Ora programme says its doing good work, but gives little indication of whether the money has been well spent. Audio

6:27 PM.The coroner has found a young woman who accidentally drank herself to death most likely didn't realise drinking straight spirits would be signicifantly different to drinking pre-mixed drinks. Audio

6:22 PM.The owner of the Rena, stuck on the Astrolabe Reef off the coast from Tauranga, is arguing it doesn't pose any real threat to the environment. Audio

6:19 PM.I.T. experts are warning next year's local government elections could be derailed or subject to fraud if a proposed online voting trial goes ahead. Audio

6:16 PM.The Crown says it took Darryl Nicholson a day and-a-half to die from a single punch to the head. Audio

6:12 PM.New Zealand will take 750 more refugees from Syria - 100 this year and 500 over the following two years, and the other 150 under the existing intake quota. Audio

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

5:58 PM.A woman who failed to take her 2-year-old son to the doctor after he suffered burns to his hands so severe that his fingers eventually fused together, has gone on trial in the Wellington District… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.The much anticipated Whanau Ora report has found the programme is providing good outcomes but it doesn't say how much they cost. The Minister of Maori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, has just released… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.A meeting's underway that will hear a call for a total ban on fishing off New Brighton pier after a rash of nasty run-ins at the Christchurch landmark. Audio

5:47 PM.An ambulance paramedic ignored an alarm about his patient's deteriorating condition as he raced to deliver her to hospital in time to save her. Audio

5:43 PM.More now on the extra 600 refugees coming to New Zealand from Syria. Audio

5:40 PM.Librarians and publishers are throwing their support behind the author of an award-winning young adults novel that's been banned. Audio

5:36 PM.CBL Corporation is seeking up to 132 million dollars through a share float on the New Zealand and Australian sharemarkets. Audio

5:24 PM.The much anticipated Whanau Ora report has found the programme is providing good outcomes but it doesn't say how much they cost. Audio

5:20 PM.A court has heard that the police officer who arrested forestry contractor Paul Burr told him he was forced to do so by someone 'higher up the food chain', and said the manslaughter charge was wrong. Audio

5:15 PM.A farm training centre is having to pay back 7.5 million dollars after investigations uncovered incorrect funding over a span of six years. Audio

5:08 PM.New Zealand will take 750 more refugees from Syria, 600 of them over and above the existing annual quota. Audio