Checkpoint for Wednesday 2 December 2015

6:49 PM.Parliament's Privileges Committee meets to consider three questions of privilege, two of them concerning reflections on the Speaker, David Carter, by Labour leader Andrew Little and his chief whip… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.Oh, what to wear? The idea for an app to help you with picking an outfit has just won an Auckland entrepreneur a crack at a worldwide competition run by Google. Audio

6:40 PM.New Zealanders have been ranked as the worlds third most generous people, but new reasearch shows donations by individuals are declining. Audio

6:35 PM.China is being blamed for a major cyber attack on computers at the Bureau of Meteorology, which has compromised sensitive systems across the Federal Government. Audio

6:26 PM.Chicago's police chief has been fired following days of protest over a white officer shooting a black teenager 16 times and the department's refusal to release a video of it for more than a year. Audio

6:23 PM.A Taranaki farmworker accused of murdering his son, flatly denied killing him in his second police interview. Audio

6:19 PM.The cricket umpire who made a crucial wrong call in the test match at the weekend may get extra security when he comes to the country. Audio

6:14 PM.The Government retains confidence in PHARMAC despite criticism of its decision not to fund a potentially life-saving cancer drug. Audio

6:11 PM.A New Zealander who was due to be married next week has been charged in Queensland with a road rage murder. Audio

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

5:55 PM.A South Waikato iwi has spent millions of dollars to buy half 47.5 percent of the two-and-a-half-thousand hectare Ranginui Station. Audio

5:50 PM.Gurjinder Singh laughed as he told his lover he would not suffer alone, as the pair talked to police about the killing of his lover's husband. Audio

5:44 PM.Flimsy fishing boats carrying corpses are washing up in increasing number along Japans coastline. Audio

5:42 PM.KiwiRail says it was not responsible for the loss of a propeller from the interisland ferry Aratere two years ago. Audio

5:37 PM.DOC rangers are being given the power to arrest and will no longer need to be backed up by police. Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:28 PM.A train driver is being praised for his quick reactions - stopping just in time - when a pushchair with a baby in it fell onto the tracks in front of his oncoming train in Auckland this morning. Audio

5:25 PM.The Government has been accused of creating a "people smuggling paradise" by turning a blind eye to Indian immigration advisors promoting students visas, as a way of obtaining permanent residency in… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.The Dunedin City Council is going to prosecute the owner of three Irish Wolfhounds which attacked a woman. Audio

5:19 PM.The meat workers union says its members are being bullied and made to feel distressed since winning a major court case against their employer, Affco. Audio

5:15 PM.The medical director of the Cancer Society, and cancer specialist Dr Chris Jackson, is most unhappy about Pharmac's decision. Audio

5:11 PM.Pharmac says there's not enough evidence to justify spending 30 million dollars a year on a promising new melanoma drug. Audio

5:07 PM.A New Zealander who was due to be married next week has been charged in Queensland with a road rage murder. Audio

5:00 PM.A New Zealander who was due to be married next week has been charged in Queensland with a road rage murder and Pharmac says there's not enough evidence to justify spending 30 million dollars a year on… Read more Audio