Checkpoint for Friday 20 January 2012

5:57 PM.It's been a long seven weeks at sea, but four New Zealand rowers have finally made it Audio

5:49 PM.The Big Day Out concert is under way but in front of a half empty Mt Smart stadium in Auckland. Audio

5:43 PM.A firefighter has described being called out to a car crash that killed his young nephew. Audio

5:40 PM.A man, who the police say is a New Zealander, has died while riding a sea biscuit behind a boat on a West Australian river. Audio

5:35 PM.The mysterious yet flamboyant internet entrepreneur known as Kim Dotcom has been arrested at his mansion near Auckland. Audio

5:25 PM.The Republican presidential hopeful, Newt Gingrich, is  defending himself against allegations that he asked his second wife for an open marriage. Audio

5:23 PM.A man working on demolishing Christchurch's Hotel Grand Chancellor is in a critical condition after a fall on the top floor of the building. Audio

5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:18 PM.TrustPower says it has four power plants ready to build in the South Island but it won't because of the cost of running the interisland electricity cable. Audio

5:12 PM.The internet entrepreneur who's changed his name to Kim Dotcom, has residency in New Zealand, and a criminal conviction in his native Germany for insider trading. Audio

5:07 PM.Four men have just appeared in an Auckland court with the United States seeking to extradite them over an alleged massive online piracy scheme. Audio

5:00 PM.Four men have just appeared in an Auckland court with the United States seeking to extradite them over an alleged massive online piracy scheme. TrustPower says it has four power plants ready to build… Read more Audio