Checkpoint for Friday 17 June 2016

6:42 PM.The numbers of refugees New Zealand will accept was boosted this week to one thousand people, to take effect from 2018 - the first increase in 30 years. The annual quota of 750 has not been raised… Read more Audio

6:23 PM.After a warm reception from New Zealand fans in 2015, the Professional Darts Corporation and all its stars are back. Sports reporter Matt Chatterton caught up with the men who transformed darts from a… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Police are investigating after a loaded Glock pistol was left in a Parliament bathroom by an officer. Audio

5:19 PM.A vigil has been held in London's Parliament Square after British Labour MP Jo Cox was stabbed and shot dead. Audio

5:26 PM.Auckland iwi Ngati Whatua O Orakei says the government's newly announced housing project won't address homelessness, but will offer more options to ease housing demand. Audio

5:41 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:43 PM.The Government's decision to torpedo an extension of paid parental leave has caused widespread dismay, despite claims by Finance Minister Bill English that the $278m cost was untenable. Audio

5:48 PM.A pathologist says the fight in which an Auckland schoolboy was killed was not a homicidal beating, but that the punch's impact was amplified by an undetected heart condition. Audio

5:55 PM.New Plymouth Mayor Andrew Judd, who was abused when he championed Maori representation on his Council, was deserted by his fellow councillors today on the final leg of his hikoi of peace. Mr Judd was… Read more Audio

5:57 PM.Police are still looking for the man who shot and injured a 14-year-old boy in Hamilton last night. Andrew McRae reports from Hamilton. Audio

6:10 PM.The 90-day trial period introduced seven years ago has done nothing to help struggling job-seekers get a foot in the door, a new Treasury-commissioned study has revealed. Audio

6:13 PM.Researchers say authorities in charge of the country's rivers have been drastically underestimating how much water trout and salmon need to grow and thrive. Audio

6:16 PM.The All Blacks take on Wales in the second test in Wellington tomorrow night and even Welsh fans have almost written off the touring side's chances. Audio

6:20 PM.After weeks of headlines about homelessness in Auckland, people showed up in droves to sleep in their cars in solidarity at the 'Stand Up For Homes' event. Audio

6:25 PM.US President Barack Obama has visited Orlando, meeting with relatives of those killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting. He's also called on lawmakers to pass stronger gun control laws urging them to… Read more Audio