Checkpoint for Thursday 19 November 2015

6:54 PM.Indigenous health workers from around the world have visited the special treatment and dependency treatment unit at Waikeria Prison, with some saying it is a model for what could be done in their… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.Urgency ends after completion of committee stage of the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Amendment Bill; ACT's David Seymour puts questions about Auckland public access issues to… Read more Audio

6:45 PM.Recent heavy rain across much of Papua New Guinea's Highlands, seems to have done little to ease the severe drought affecting three million people. Audio

6:39 PM.The Paris terror attacks are forcing US presidential candidates to focus on national security, and fast. Audio

6:34 PM.The coach who first put Jonah Lomu into a black jersey has paid tribute to the rugby great, who died suddenly yesterday at the age of forty. Audio

6:27 PM.After thousands of hours, blood, sweat and tears, foundation work on the Christchurch Art Gallery has been complete, on time and on budget. Audio

6:23 PM.Trade and security will be the main topics of conversation at the APEC leaders retreat, which is now underway in Manila. Audio

6:20 PM.The government has announced yet another multi-million dollar rebuild of a school with dodgy buildings. Audio

6:12 PM.The All Black captain Richie McCaw has confirmed he is hanging up his boots. Audio

6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:54 PM.Tourism operators have been told they need to pay their workers more, and offer better training and career paths to attract tens of thousands more people to the industry within ten years. Audio

5:52 PM.A developer in Queenstown hopes to build a fifty million dollar gondola rising nearly ten kilometres up into the Remarkables ski field Audio

5:50 PM.A search and rescue expert has told a court he immediately suspected a missing persons case in Taranaki, involved foul play or a suicide. Audio

5:47 PM.The grandfather of a detainee is frustrated he's not been able to find out whether his 22 year old relative was flown back to New Zealand today. Audio

5:45 PM.As 12 detainees from Christmas Island touch down in Auckland, the co-leader of a government ally, the Maori Party, has come out swinging, saying the actions of Australia have been disgusting. Audio

5:42 PM.A former maths and economics teacher at one of Auckland's top schools got credit cards in the name of a missing man and ran up thousands of dollars in debt to fund his gambling addiction. Audio

5:38 PM.The senior doctors union says it's had to employ extra industrial officers to cope with an increasingly toxic environment in district health boards. Audio

5:36 PM.The man charged with killing road worker George Taiaroa has been granted name supression after appearing in court today. Audio

5:34 PM.The pick up in economic activitiy appears to be feeding through to the labour market. Audio

5:28 PM.A woman who helped her neighbour escape from a burning house says she would not have been able to live with herself if she hadn't gone to the rescue. Audio

5:25 PM.Passengers travelling on domestic flights within New Zealand may soon need to have their luggage screened. Audio

5:20 PM.The fate of the suspected organiser of the Paris attacks remains unknown following a police raid on a flat in the northern suburb of St Denis which ended in bloodshed. Audio

5:17 PM.The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Jan Wright, has delivered a strong warning about rising sea levels describing the damage as a slowly unfolding redzone. Audio

5:13 PM.Twelve New Zealanders deported from Australia have landed at Auckland International Airport and are now in the community. Audio

5:08 PM.Today Richie McCaw has said farewell to his 14-year All Black career. Audio

5:00 PM.New heights for Richie McCaw, Christmas Island detainees arrive in Auckland and a stark warning for New Zealanders living near the sea. Audio