Checkpoint for Tuesday 10 November 2015

6:54 PM.Opposition attempt to move no confidence motion in the Speaker, David Carter, blocked by government following a torrid exchange between the Prime Minister and Opposition over Christmas Island… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.The number of homes sold last month, and the median price paid, has fallen compared with September, but the real estate industry says it's too early to call a trend. Audio

6:48 PM.Officials say they are confident the Defence Force will do all it can to try and preserve a historic inner Wellington building. Audio

6:44 PM.A mystery around a signature on a New Zealand painting - it wasn't visible in a catalogue 40 years ago, but is now - has been solved. Audio

6:39 PM.China has been blanketed with smog as the country turns on its heating for winter. Audio

6:34 PM.As you've just heard, Labour MPs walked out Parliament this afternoon after John Key said they were 'backing rapists' over the Christmas Island riots. Audio

6:26 PM.Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell says his receptionists don't speak Maori and he wouldn't make them redundant because of it. Audio

6:22 PM.New Zealand's leading runner, Nick Willis, says the only way forward is to ban Russian athletes from Rio. Audio

6:17 PM.The Christmas Island riot has been put down but at some cost. Audio

6:14 PM.To this side of the Tasman, where New Zealand's submission to the United Nations on Australia's human rights record has been heavily criticised for being flimsy and weak. Audio

6:10 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:56 PM.Organisers have hailed this year's New Zealand Trotting Cup in Christchurch a success with over 20 thousand people turning out for the event. Audio

5:53 PM.Despite impressions to the contrary, Australian football does want the Wellington Phoenix in the A-League competition. Audio

5:49 PM.A major elevator company must pay more than 140-thousand dollars in reparations and fines for the death of a Dunedin mechanic. Audio

5:46 PM.Scientists are planning to use geochemical fingerprinting to discover the origins of treasured Maori cloaks. Audio

5:42 PM.A man says Davender Singh's wife told him someone had demanded money from her husband, before stabbing him and running off with his phone. Audio

5:40 PM.A small but gushing cluster of fans gathered to see off Prince Charles in central Auckland this morning. Audio

5:36 PM.More now on Christmas Island, and five detainees have been hurt or need medical help after Australian riot police seized back control of the detention centre today. Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:27 PM.The private prison operator Serco has been under fire for prisoner safety and fight clubs. Audio

5:23 PM.New Zealand's leading runner Nick Willis supports Australia's call for Russian athletes to be banned from the 2016 Olympics after an investigation uncovered widespread doping. Audio

5:20 PM.Students at Otago University have had to retake their exams after nearly one hundred completed exam papers were stolen. Audio

5:16 PM.The Mongrel Mob is calling for calm, saying gang clashes have broken out amid tensions over the Mohaka River car plunge that killed three mob members. Audio

5:13 PM.Anna Henderson of the ABC is at the federal parliament in Canberra. Audio

5:10 PM.Our political editor, Jane Patterson is in Wellington, where Labour MPs walked out after the Speaker of the House refused to censure John Key. Audio

5:07 PM.Labour MPs have stormed out of Parliament after John Key said they were 'backing rapists' over the Christmas Island riots among detained New Zealanders. Audio

5:00 PM.PM's 'backing rapists' taunt triggers walkout. Accusations Labour backing rapists prompts mass walk out. More from Australian political journalist. Gang clashes follow crash: Mongrel Mob. Police seek… Read more Audio