Checkpoint for Monday 16 January 2012

6:57 PM.To Melbourne now, where the Australian Tennis Open is underway, with New Zealand's Marina Erakovic due on court about now. Audio

5:50 PM.St John Ambulance says lack of money is ultimately to blame for slower response times to urgent callouts. Audio

5:47 PM.Local board members in Auckland have waded into the ports dispute, calling on the port company to drop any plans to contract out jobs. Audio

5:43 PM.Aucklanders have only just got their new public transport cards - but now they face having to replace them because they won't work. Audio

5:40 PM.A New Zealander accused of embezzling millions of dollars from Queensland Health has had eight more charges laid against him. Audio

5:37 PM.Death threats have forced a man serving home detention for helping his terminally ill mother to die, to try to move to a secret location. Audio

5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:25 PM.A toddler who spent 15 terrifying minutes dangling over a six-metre drop down a lift shaft in Melbourne, has escaped without injury. Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:20 PM.A post-mortem that's underway will reveal more about death of a man whose body was found in a storm water drain in Wellington. Audio

5:16 PM.Sir Peter Jackson's The Adventures of Tintin has won the best animated film award at the Golden Globes ceremony in Los Angeles. Audio

5:11 PM.A big factory fire in Auckland threatened tanks of acid as crews fought to bring it under control today. Audio

5:07 PM.Details of the charges laid against five men in New Zealand's biggest ever fraud case, have been revealed in the Timaru District Court. Audio