Checkpoint for Thursday 24 December 2015

6:05 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:58 PM.From January 18 next year John Campbell will be presenting Checkpoint on air and on our website from our Auckland studios. Audio

5:52 PM.More people in Christchurch say they have good quality of life, but fewer have confidence in decisions being made about the earthquake recovery. Audio

5:52 PM.A manager at a major shopping centre says New Zealanders have spent strongly across the board this Christmas. Audio

5:33 PM.The former Climate Change and Trade Minister, Tim Groser, is leaving politics to replace Mike Moore as New Zealand's ambassador to the United States. Audio

5:27 PM.Motorists have faced delays in parts of the country with heavy pre-Christmas traffic and some serious accidents causing problems. Audio

5:23 PM.There's a regular visitor in the sky tonight, rarely seen, but definitely there. Audio

5:19 PM.A New Zealander labelled a ring-leader of the Christmas Island riot is mystified why, instead of being charged, he's been deported. Audio

5:16 PM.The busiest shopping day of the year is drawing to a close but not before surpassing last Christmas's figures. Audio

5:14 PM.Now at the opposite end of the country - heavy rain's flooded streets and some properties at Omaha Beach north of Auckland. Audio

5:10 PM.Many areas of the South Island are in extreme fire danger. Audio

5:07 PM.Marlborough and Tasman are facing serious water shortages and residents are being urged to cut use. Audio

5:00 PM.Marlborough and Tasman are facing serious water shortages and residents are being urged to cut use and many areas of the South Island are in extreme fire danger. Audio