Checkpoint for Friday 30 October 2015

6:57 PM.The mayor of Auckland Len Brown says he'll decide soon whether to seek a third term, but won't put a date on it. Audio

6:35 PM.New Zealand made history by becoming the first country to give women the vote but is it still breaking new ground in 2015? Audio

6:25 PM.The Christchurch City Council is considering making its one way streets safer with flashing lights, after a double fatality this month. Audio

6:22 PM.Some parents are angry and disappointed about the decision to close Hato Petera College to boarders. Audio

6:16 PM.China has finally done away with its much hated one-child policy that's been around since 1979. Audio

6:12 PM.It's just 35 hours until the Big Game. The All Blacks will this Sunday hope to become the first team to ever defend their Rugby World Cup title when they meet the Wallabies at Twickenham. Audio

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

5:55 PM.Finding missing trampers or lost ships and planes is about to get a lot easier. Audio

5:53 PM.The fifth attempt to get marine protection for the Ross Sea has failed, but at the eleventh hour China came to the table, saying it could support a revised proposal. Audio

5:50 PM.Securing a free trade deal with the European Union has inched closer with the Government wanting to begin formal negotiations as soon as possible. Audio

5:47 PM.Housing New Zealand has fenced off a mountain of rubbish and brought in a security guard to make sure no one else dumps junk on a piece of land it owns in South Auckland. Audio

5:43 PM.As the rugby world awaits the much-anticipated New Zealand-Australia clash on Sunday morning, tonight there's another trans-tasman clash that has a lot riding on it. Audio

5:42 PM.New Zealand is denying suggestions that it was pressured by Israel not to bring a new resolution on the Middle East to United Nations Security Council. Audio

5:37 PM.Top-flight rugby league brawler Russell Packer is facing possible deportation, the latest New Zealander to fall foul of Australia's tightened visa laws. Audio

5:33 PM.Business confidence has rebounded into positive territory, according to the latest ANZ bank's monthly survey. Audio

5:27 PM.More now on the 60 or so households mostly cut off after a bridge slumped in floodwaters just north of Upper Hutt. Audio

5:25 PM.The construction sector remains buoyant despite the number of building consents falling for the second month in a row. Audio

5:20 PM.History beckons for the winner of the rugby world cup final in London, but both the All Blacks and Wallabies are dismissing it as a factor, in the lead up to Sunday morning's match at Twickenham. Audio

5:15 PM.A leading emergency doctor wants the sale of paracetamol banned for under 18s because too many people are overdosing on it. Audio

5:10 PM.Asbestos dust has been discovered in the air in the school hall and the administration block at Kaiapara College in Helensville. Audio

5:08 PM.Hundreds of people in Upper Hutt face having to clamber for an hour through the bush just to leave home, after surging floodwaters took out their bridge. Audio

5:00 PM.Bush trek faces households cut off by bridge slump;Asbestos closes West Auckland high school;Push to ban paracetamol sales to young people;All Blacks and Wallabies dismiss history as history… Read more Audio