Checkpoint for Tuesday 18 June 2019

6:19 PM.The father of a school girl rugby league player banned from her team because she's too old tells Lisa Owen she should be allowed in the team because she's anxious and her placement in the team isn't… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Mesui Tufui - one of the men accused of murdering Abraham Tu'uheava and trying to murder his wife Yolanda Tu'uheava in Mangere last year - told his version of what happened the night Mr Tu'uheava died… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.The McIsaac sisters, Ann and Peggy, travelled from Stratford and Auckland respectively today to be reunited with their childhood home - and the wall-to-wall posters they put up as kids. Video, Audio

5:48 PM.The Afghan villagers who've for years been seeking answers about what happened during Operation Burnham have pulled out of the inquiry, saying they've lost faith in the process. Audio

5:43 PM.Only seven of 226 international drivers quizzed in Queenstown passed a test that includes 30 real theory questions - most had already been driving in the country for more than a week. Audio

5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:21 PM.An epic side-line stoush has broken out on the West Coast, where parents, coaches and the league board are fighting over an almost ten-year-old girl playing for an under-9's team. West Coast Rugby… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.Hundreds of cows, calves and sheep are being sent to meat works in an injured, diseased or pregnant state, violating new animal welfare rules and prompting instant fines. Nita Blake-Persen reports. Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.The beliefs of a white supremacist who has compared himself to Adolf Hitler's deputy were laid bare in a Christchurch court today as he was jailed for spreading footage of the mosque attacks. Video, Audio

5:09 PM.The co-chair of Labour's Maori Caucus says in some cases babies need to be removed from their whanau, citing the horrific deaths of the Kahui twins as an example where state intervention would have… Read more Audio

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