Checkpoint for Friday 22 July 2016

5:08 PM.Donald Trump has formally accepted the Republican nomination for the US Presidency this afternoon, delivering the longest acceptance speech in American history. Audio

5:19 PM.The lawyer for convicted murderer and sex offender Philip John Smith believes his client could be eligible for up to $50,000 in compensation. Audio

5:22 PM.Four out of the five top candidates in a poll to be picked as the United Nations' next Secretary General are men, with former PM Helen Clark in the middle of the list. Audio

5:26 PM.An Australian couple has come up with a novel idea of selling their tropical Micronesian island by holding a raffle, selling tickets at NZ$71 each to people around the world. Audio

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

5:38 PM.Asian families with young children have been found to be at risk of exploitation and are more likely to feel unease at expressing their identities. Audio

5:47 PM.After Friday night's failed army coup, Turkey's president has declared a state of emergency for three months. Amnesty International researcher Andrew Gardner joins Checkpoint. Audio

5:52 PM.The Brumbies are hosting the Highlanders in Canberra tonight, while tomorrow the Hurricanes - who came from nowhere to top the New Zealand conference - host the Sharks in Wellington. Audio

5:55 PM.Latest sports news from the RNZ Sport team. Audio

6:09 PM.Javier Vidana, who was brought to the US from Mexico as a baby, says Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric is terrifying and makes him feel like a second-class citizen. Audio

6:14 PM.An Auckland brewery has apologised for using Maori names and imagery on its range of beers after a major social media backlash. Audio

6:16 PM.Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has survived a vote of no-confidence in the national Parliament today. Audio

6:20 PM.An international tribunal at The Hague has found Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States were complicit in the 1965 mass killings in Indonesia. Audio

6:38 PM.The Prime Minister this week took a business delegation up to Indonesia in an attempt to boost trade between the two countries. The trade relationship has been rocky over recent years, because despite… Read more Audio