Checkpoint for Tuesday 22 September 2015

6:50 PM.Drama as a debate on ACC levies is interrupted after former ACC minister, Nick Smith, is ejected from the chamber by assistant speaker, Trevor Mallard, who then orders the sergeant-at-arms to bring… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.Ngati Awa says the mauri of Otaiti or the Astrolabe Reef has been severed by the grounding of the Rena and it can't be restored until the wreck is removed; The Maori Development Minister, Te Ururoa… Read more Audio

6:35 PM.School teachers are Australia are being given "awareness kits" so thay can identify which students are at risk of being radicalised. Audio

6:28 PM.A Taranaki mother has pleaded guilty to multiple charges after driving through a checkpoint with four children aged 14 or under in her car. Audio

6:16 PM.A security guard from Canterbury is off to the World Cup final at Twickenham after guessing the results of the first five games. Audio

6:12 PM.The Government might consider changing the law to help a Far North Trust keep its charitable status so it can carry on renovating ex-state houses for homeless families. Audio

6:12 PM.Foreign investors are turning away from Australia, with one describing its economy as "toast". Audio

6:08 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:55 PM.An American lawyer says thousands of VeeDub owners in the US are angry and appalled to find Europe's largest carmaker had rigged United States emissions tests. Audio

5:52 PM.The Maori Development Minister, Te Ururoa Flavell, is disappointed that claimants are taking their opposition to Maori land reforms to the Waitangi Tribunal; Ngati Awa says the mauri of Otaiti or the… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.World Rugby's governing body, the IRB, may look at changing tackling rules to reduce concussions. Audio

5:41 PM.Foreign terrorist fighters, aligned with IS are moving into other South East Asian countries from Malaysia. Audio

5:36 PM.Power companies are asking people flying drones to keep well clear of power lines, after two struck powerlines in the space of a week. Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:27 PM.The Prime Minister has been challenged in Parliament about why he's been pushing the case for changing the flag at various functions he's recently attended. Audio

5:24 PM.Waitakere Police are hunting a gang of thieves who've stolen 170 motorbikes from a warehouse in Kelston on Sunday night or early Monday morning. Audio

5:17 PM.An immigration detainee near Darwin who witnessed a fellow New Zealander seized and sent to Christmas Island says it's being done to soften them up so they'll sign the papers to be deported. Audio

5:15 PM.Renters in Auckland say some people are overcrowding apartments illegally, and that others are being forced to move because of rising rental prices. Audio

5:12 PM.The lawyer for Ioane Teitiota Michael Kidd, says his family are terrified of going back to Kiribati. Audio

5:10 PM.The Prime Minister has dashed any hope of a Kiribati man being able to stay in New Zealand as a climate change refugee. Audio

5:00 PM.PM dashes any hopes of Kiribati man staying in NZ, Lawyer for Ioane Teitiota disappointed by Key's comments, Rising rental costs force overcrowding in Auckland, Christmas Island being used to soften… Read more Audio