Checkpoint for Tuesday 30 August 2016

5:08 PM.The livestreaming of Kim Dotcom's appeal to YouTube will set a precedent for other cases, Auckland University professor of law Bill Hodge says. Audio

5:10 PM.Allowing Kim Dotcom's appeal to be livestreamed is an innovative move which will enable people greater access to how justice is delivered, internet law expert David Harvey says. Audio

5:15 PM.Cyber ransoming, where hackers seize files or intellectual property and demand money for their return, appears to be increasing, Minister Responsible for the GCSB Christopher Finlayson says. Audio

5:40 PM.Helen Clark is vowing to stay in the race for the United Nations top job despite failing to make any headway against her rivals in a third ballot. Audio

5:43 PM.Auckland's Clendon Park School has experienced such rapid growth it's had to convert its library and kitchen into classrooms, and it's not the only school having to do so. Audio

5:47 PM.The Kiwi tradition of being billeted out while on school sports and cultural exchanges may soon become a thing of the past due to health and safety regulations. Audio

5:51 PM.Questions remain over how it was possible for 500 cows to be stolen, without anyone seeing.  Audio

5:57 PM.September is tipped to feel more like summer than spring, with some areas expected to be five to 10 degrees warmer than average. Audio

6:08 PM.Hundreds of people have turned up for a public meeting in Havelock North to discuss the water contamination crisis. Checkpoint reporter Alex Ashton joined us from the meeting. Audio

6:11 PM.It's just a month to go until the local body elections. Checkpoint asked Havelock North locals if the water contamination crisis will impact on how they vote. Audio

6:13 PM.Christchurch City Council is considering fast-tracking work to better protect the city's drinking water, which it has been told is a "time bomb". Audio

6:16 PM.Police deny a large brawl between school students outside a KFC in Mangere, Auckland, yesterday could have been prevented. Audio

6:22 PM.Olympic bronze medallist Eliza McCartney arrived home this morning and headed straight to her old school on Auckland's North Shore. Reporter Sarah Robson reports. Audio