Checkpoint for Friday 22 April 2016

6:38 PM.New Zealand has made it clear to China during the Prime Minister's visit there this week that dairy access must be improved, as both parties negotiate an upgrade to the existing free trade agreement… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Police are hunting for an armed man in Porirua after what they describe as a harrowing day in which an officer was injured and a police dog shot and killed. Adriana Weber reports live from… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.The world is in shock after Prince died suddenly this morning, in his Minneapolis home. Tributes have been flowing for the 57-year-old artist considered one of the world's greatest musicians and… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.Dunedin's largest intake of refugees in decades - 13 Syrian families - were greeted this morning with loud cheers. Ian Telfer was among the welcoming party at Dunedin airport Audio

5:27 PM.12 Syrian refugees handpicked by Pope Francis on his visit to Lesbos last week, have begun their new life in Italy. Audio

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

5:37 PM.Dave Cull says he's outraged with council contractors Fulton Hogan and those charged with overseeing their work, following a damning report into catastrophic flooding in South Dunedin last year. Audio

5:47 PM.Shot Putter Tom Walsh is one of 10 track and field athletes named in the New Zealand team heading to the Rio Olympics. As the current World Indoor Champion, he's a strong medal contender. Audio

5:53 PM.Two people are dead and five people are missing after a portion of a coastal cyleway collapsed into the sea in Rio. Diane Hodges from Reuters reports. Audio

5:55 PM.Chilling evidence described of the fatal control a young Massey University student exercised over his partner, eventually leading to her death. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

5:58 PM.Aucklanders pay tribute to Prince through song. Audio

6:20 PM.As 13 new Syrian refugee families prepare for their first night in their new Dunedin homes, one of the last refugees to settle in the South Island city, Cambodian Hain Seng, looks back at how far he's… Read more Audio

6:25 PM.Mataura resident Barbara Cunningham has been named ANZAC of the year. Audio