Checkpoint for Thursday 12 April 2018

6:23 PM.Wellington City Council says engineers were not prepared to certify 79 Boulcott Street, a 13-storey commercial building, as being safe to occupy due to cracks in the floors. Video, Audio

6:23 PM.McCartney burst onto the international scene with her bronze medal at the Rio Olympics two years ago. Now she heads into Friday's pole vault final as the top ranked vaulter in the Commonwealth. Video, Audio

6:15 PM.Some Aucklanders still recovering from Tuesday night's storm could be in for a second hit tonight with severe gales and thunderstorms forecast, and a possibility of coastal tornadoes. Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones says the government's announcement to not issue any more oil and gas permits shows it is meeting international obligations the previous government… Read more Video, Audio

5:44 PM.Nurses picketed outside Waitakere Hospital for two hours today trying to garner support for their pay and working conditions dispute with the country's District Health Boards. Audio

5:40 PM.A teacher who assaulted their own child but was still working at an early childhood centre is one of a record number of official complaints about ECEs in 2016. RNZ Education Correspondent John… Read more Video, Audio

5:38 PM.New Zealand Mountain biker Sam Gaze speaks to Joe Porter shortly after winning Gold at the Commonwealth Games. Video, Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:23 PM.There's growing frustration about the time it is taking to restore power in Auckland after the storm on Tuesday night, as power remains cut to 25,000 properties. Video, Audio

5:17 PM.New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom says the government's announcement on oil and gas permits is a 'kick in the guts', while local businesses say they feel let down. But not everybody is upset at the move.

5:09 PM.Sam Gaze and Anton Cooper finished first and second in the men's mountain biking - repeating their one-two Glasgow performance on the Gold Coast. Video, Audio

5:09 PM.The government has announced it won't grant any more offshore oil and gas permits, a move the Green party is claiming as a win. But National says it will send 'a chill down the spine of NZ… Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video