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Checkpoint for Monday 9 November 2015
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Cat Cafe run off its paws after opening
6:49 PM.What's claimed as the country's first cat cafe, has been run off its paws since opening in Auckland. Audio
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Author tells of how he found 35 year missing fugitive
6:42 PM.One of Australia's most wanted fugitives has been found in the US by a writer who says it took him only a few hours. Audio
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Huge rise in P-contaminated Housing NZ properties
6:33 PM.The cost of P contamination in state houses is spiralling, with Housing New Zealand expecting it to increase sixfold this financial year. Audio
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Hearing back from Maori TV about sackings
6:28 PM.Updating now our story about two receptionists being sacked at Maori Television because they don't speak Maori. Audio
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Strong signs NZ was involved in brutal CIA renditions
6:21 PM.A researcher who found 54 countries took part in the CIA's notorious rendition programme suggests there are strong signs New Zealand was involved. Audio
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Confusion over Catlins lodge armed stand-off
6:17 PM.The South Otago police have had a confusing night trying to work out who they were dealing with in an armed stand-off at a forest lodge in the Catlins. Audio
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More from an ABC political reporter
6:12 PM.The ABC's political reporter Anna Henderson is with us. Audio
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Christmas Island riot dominates Australian Parliament
6:10 PM.The unrest on Christmas Island is dominating debate in Australia's Federal Parliament, with the Government under pressure to say what is going on. Audio
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BlackCaps collapse to lose first Australian Test
5:54 PM.Rain was perhaps the Black Caps only hope at the Gabba, but it has failed to arrive and save them from a dousing at the hands of the big-scoring Australians. Audio
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Corrections acused of under-reporting breaches
5:51 PM.An advocacy group says the Corrections Department has stopped reporting offenders who fail to turn up for community work and this could be the reason so few of them complete their sentence. Audio
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Prince Charles has broken with protocol
5:48 PM.Prince Charles has broken with protocol to talk withhorse riders who'd hoped to catch his visit to a dairy farm in Tikorangi, north of New Plymouth, today. Audio
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Maori faces of Maori TV let go because no Te Reo
5:41 PM.Two Maori receptionists are losing their jobs at Maori Television because they can't speak Te Reo Maori. Audio
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Detainee fears for his life
5:38 PM.A detainee at the Christmas Island detention centre says it's a scary place and he fears for his life amid the violence. Audio
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PM won't demand an assurance over US ship
5:35 PM.The Prime Minister says if the United States accepts an invitation to send a naval ship here, he would not necessarily have to demand a direct assurance it's not nuclear powered Audio
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Today's market update
5:33 PM.Silver Fern Farms has made a full year net profit of 25 million dollars and has also reduced its debt by more than half. Audio
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Air Force lifts car from Mohaka River
5:26 PM.An Air Force helicopter has finally lifted a car from the Mohaka River, from where it plunged down a bank at the weekend killing three of the men inside. Audio
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Myanmar awaits result of historic elections
5:23 PM.People in Myanmar are awaiting the results of the first openly contested national election in 25 years. Audio
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Court hears of love notes and murder notes
5:18 PM.The Crown says Amandeep Kaur and Gurjinder Singh wrote love notes to each other but they also wrote notes planning the murder of Amandeep Kaur's husband. Audio
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Country's first human trafficking trial begins
5:14 PM.Witnesses have started giving evidence in the country's first prosecution on charges of human trafficking. Audio
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Detainee describes mayhem at Christmas Island
5:10 PM.Detainee Tuk Whakatutu, formerly of Foxton, has witnessed the mayhem but is choosing to stay out of it. Audio
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Christmas Island centre out of control, detainees braced
5:07 PM.The Christmas Island detention centre remains out of control tonight after a day of fires and vandalism - with New Zealand detainees braced for guards to try to get back in. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 9 November 2015
5:00 PM.Mayhem among New Zealand detainees - we hear from Christmas Island. A court hears of love notes and murder notes and the latest from Myanmar where the vote counting goes on. Audio