Checkpoint for Wednesday 10 October 2018

6:27 PM.Waste management companies say a lack of regulation around product packaging means consumers are being duped into buying things which aren't nearly as 'green' as they seem. Ellie Jay went to talk to… Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.A woman says she answered a personal ad in a local newspaper in the 1970s, and a short time later a man turned up at her door. He stayed for four weeks, attacking her almost daily and on one occasion… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi joins Checkpoint to discuss the government's plans to crack down on loan sharks. He says legislation needs to come into effect first, so the new… Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.Fiji's original coup leader Sitiveni Rabuka says he doesn't trust his country's electoral commission to count the votes properly in next month's election, but he still thinks he will win. Video, Audio

5:47 PM.Most parts of New Zealand will struggle to reach temperatures in double figures later this week as another late wintery blast sweeps the country. MetService meteorologist Angus Hines told Checkpoint… Read more Video, Audio

5:41 PM.Hundreds of Tongan rugby league fans have turned out to welcome their team to New Zealand. Our reporter Indira Stewart is at the Vodafone Events Centre, where a special welcome event is being held for… Read more Video, Audio

5:38 PM.The Commerce Commission is taking legal action against Auckland lines company Vector for breaching quality standards in 2015 and 2016. Audio

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

5:26 PM.Motorists living in Wellington and parts of the South Island remain frustrated at having to pay more for petrol, than anyone else. In Wanaka, 91 Octane costs $2.69 a litre, while it costs $2.49 in… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.Dairy farmers are preparing to tighten their belts after Fonterra announced another drop in its forecast milk payout for this season. The co-operative is now forecasting a payout between $6.25 and… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.The government has announced tough new measures to crackdown on high-cost lenders, including capping interest rates and fees to 100 percent, meaning someone who borrows $500 will pay back a maximum of… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.New Zealand's only large-scale American style, intensive, grain-fed feedlot farm is non-compliant. And it has been for more than three months. Environment Canterbury says the Ashburton feedlot is yet… Read more Video, Audio

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