Checkpoint for Tuesday 4 April 2017

6:26 PM.Former Wallabies coach Alan Jones says those coaching Australia rugby have no idea of what they are doing. Audio

6:19 PM.An affordable housing trust in Queenstown says it is being contacted by 20 new families a month needing accommodation and it can't keep up with demand. Audio

6:15 PM.Don Brash and Tariana Turia are among 27 politicians and academics who've signed an open letter, saying free speech is under threat at universities. Audio

6:10 PM.Twenty five million people contract typhoid each year, and while deaths from the infection are rare in New Zealand, about 50 to 70 cases are treated here every year. Audio

6:07 PM.Auckland health authorities have been widely criticised for "communication issues" around the typhoid outbreak. Audio

5:52 PM.A Filipino-New Zealander has been sentenced to home detention and community work for visa fraud involving Filipino migrants wanting to come to New Zealand to work in the dairy industry. Audio

5:49 PM.The cost of parking in the capital's CBD could go up 50 cents - the first increase in 13 years. Audio

5:46 PM.Lani Hagaman wants $1 million in damages from Labour Leader Andrew Little, but says she does not want to bankrupt him. Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:24 PM.A New Zealand woman and two of her children died after their car was swept away in a swollen river in New South Wales. Police said the road she was on was closed, but a witness says that's not true. Audio

5:21 PM.Taranaki could see up to 350 millimetres of rain in 34 hours as the remnants of tropical storm Debbie lash the North Island. Taranaki Civil Defence Controller Shane Briggs joins Checkpoint. Audio

5:20 PM.Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says his ministry was first made aware of the typhoid outbreak on Friday just after 2pm. Audio