Checkpoint for Monday 12 October 2015

6:55 PM.Blyth Tait's dream of making it to a fifth Olympics is one step closer after New Zealand's equestrian team sealed a place at Rio next year with a third placed finish at a qualification event in The… Read more Audio

6:51 PM.The New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute says a Maori cultural exhibition that's just opened in Rio de Janeiro is generating huge interest; A recycling kaupapa is being credited for diverting… Read more Audio

6:48 PM.The Drug Foundation says doctors are scared of medicinal cannabis and aren't keeping up with the science on its benefits for some patients. Audio

6:44 PM.Military officials from the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have been meeting in Wellington to set out rules for the use of satellites in space. Audio

6:35 PM.A family doctor and a hospital breached the rights of a man in his early 50s who died of cancer that went untreated after months of waiting. Audio

6:24 PM.The convicted speaker of Vanuatu's parliament has pardoned himself and 13 other convicted MPs after stepping in to act as President while the country's head of state was abroad Audio

6:20 PM.There are fears the global flow of dirty money is sloshing into Australia's red-hot real estate market without many controls. Audio

6:17 PM.A flag has been flying at half-mast outside Reporoa Primary School to mark the death of one of its pupils at the weekend. Audio

6:12 PM.The Prime Minister says about a thousand New Zealanders could be caught up in Australia's tough new immigration policy. Audio

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

5:54 PM.Faulty suspension wires and poor engineering are being blamed for a huge model eagle installed to promote the Hobbit films falling to the floor at Wellington Airport. Audio

5:51 PM.A recycling kaupapa is being credited for diverting 60 tonnes of waste from marae in Waikato from ending up in landfills; The New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute says building a Maori brand is… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Nervous rugby fans fear history will repeat itself this weekend when the All Blacks face France at Cardiff in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup. Audio

5:45 PM.A 77-year-old sex offender won't get another chance to apply for parole for three years because he's too high risk. Audio

5:37 PM.Hamilton now has the fastest rising house prices in the country, stripping the mantle from Auckland. Audio

5:37 PM.The Prime Minister says about a thousand New Zealanders could be caught up in Australia's tough new immigration policy. Audio

5:35 PM.House prices hit a record high in September, while the number of sales also bounced upwards. Audio

5:29 PM.The police are trying to find the person who fired a bullet through a campground caravan narrowly missing a child watching television inside. Audio

5:23 PM.The New Zealand woman who died trying to rescue a young boy swept off some rocks by a wave in New South Wales, has been hailed a heroine for jumping into choppy water, despite being a poor swimmer. Audio

5:16 PM.A Chinese dairy farm investor that today pulled out of a big Northland deal is pushing the Government to speed up decisions by the Overseas Investment Office. Audio

5:13 PM.A man in his early 50s died of advanced bowel cancer which was never treated because, despite waiting for months, he couldn't get to see a hospital specialist. Audio

5:10 PM.Bill O'Leary, is President of the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association - he's with us now. Audio

5:07 PM.A Bay of Plenty boy has been shot dead in a hunting accident and the police are investigating. Audio

5:00 PM.An 11-year-old boy shot dead when a firearm was unloaded at the end of a hunt. A man who died of cancer that went untreated because he couldn't get to see a specialist and the New Zealand woman who… Read more Audio