Checkpoint for Thursday 17 December 2015

6:46 PM.Anaesthetists are warning that over-weight patients are more at risk of problems before, during and after surgery Audio

6:38 PM.A young Yazidi woman has begged the UN Security Council to wipe out Islamic State. Audio

6:34 PM.Moves are afoot to get a psychiatrist in to assess ex-Afghan veteran Ko Haapu in his Perth prison cell. Audio

6:27 PM.Australian-based New Zealand rugby league player Russell Packer will not be deported, despite having served a jail term for assault. Audio

6:24 PM.The economy has shrugged off a lacklustre start to the year, with tourism and manufacturing powering a pick up in growth. Audio

6:21 PM.The Government's official forecasts project its emissions to far exceed the reduction target it took to Paris. Audio

6:19 PM.A group fighting high density housing in Auckland says it feels betrayed by the Council's plan to boost the number of multi-storey apartments across part of the city, and at the same time reducing the… Read more Audio

6:12 PM.The police search of journalist Nicky Hager's home when they seized or cloned essentially all his computer system and digital storage devices in a bid to identify a hacker, has been ruled… Read more Audio

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

5:57 PM.They say it can take a village to raise a child. But it can also sometimes take a village to arrest a man. Audio

5:54 PM.The police say 33 people have died from domestic violence this year - including 16 children, and 10 women. Audio

5:51 PM.The mother of a murdered schoolgirl says her daughter might have been alive today if she'd known her ex partner was a killer. Audio

5:48 PM.Police in Northland have seized cash, drugs, a 5-tonne digger and thousands of dollars worth of melted down stolen jewellery during an operation targeting the Head Hunters gang. Audio

5:46 PM.A 60 year-old businessman has admitted blackmail charges and threatening to contaminate infant milk. Audio

5:42 PM.A solution appears to have been found to the on going fued between top rowing coach Dick Tonks and Rowing New Zealand. Audio

5:39 PM.A Porirua man won 15 million dollars in Lotto last night - and is promptly giving half of it away. Audio

5:36 PM.The Government is giving the Corrections Department an extra 17.6 million dollars to cope with the rising number of inmates and to improve electronic monitoring. Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:28 PM.The Prime Minister's office is defending John Key's decision to participate in a radio stunt were where he joked with DJ's about prison rape, saying it was meant to be light-hearted. Audio

5:24 PM.A Northland council employee who was sacked after he was assaulted on his way to work, and then developed post traumatic stress disorder, has lost his claim for unfair dismissal. Audio

5:20 PM.Auckland will have more suburban land for housing up to seven storeys high, and less for single houses under revamped zonings released by the council. Audio

5:15 PM.The Real Estate Agents Authority says the Commerce Commission's accusations of price-fixing and anti-competitive behaviour is not a good look for the industry. Audio

5:12 PM.A jury has found Taranaki farmer David Roigard guilty of the murder of his son Aaron. Audio

5:08 PM.A police raid on journalist Nicky Hager's home has been ruled illegal by the High Court. Audio

5:00 PM.A police raid on journalist Nicky Hager's home has been ruled illegal by the High Court and a jury has found Taranaki farmer David Roigard guilty of the murder of his son Aaron. Audio