Checkpoint for Wednesday 24 May 2017

6:22 PM.A Canterbury regional councillor says it's concerning a lucrative water consent attached to a former wool-scouring plant could be used to export bottled water. Audio

6:19 PM.The Mount View Apartments complex in Mount Wellington was built in the late 1990s and is riddled with structural, leaky and even fire-compliance issues. Audio

6:08 PM.The Auditor-General Martin Matthews will stand down while an independent review is held into his suitability to continue in the role. Audio

5:54 PM.The Life Matters group told Parliament's Health Select Ccommittee that services are failing those in need, and has called for an urgent independent review. Audio

5:52 PM.Kieran Read has extended his New Zealand Rugby contract through to 2019, when Japan will host the World Cup. Audio

5:41 PM.The government' controversial data-for-funding policy, which had been due to kick in from July, would have required social service providers to hand over client data to be eligible for funding. Audio

5:38 PM.Nearly 200 schools were over capacity and nearly 500 others were in danger of becoming overcrowded last year, according to a new Education Ministry report. Audio

5:29 PM.The search continues for Haumia Manuel, who police say was driving a stolen car which he crashed into an Audi and an Auckland property, leaving its inhabitants devastated. Audio