Checkpoint for Monday 14 January 2013

5:55 PM.To Melbourne now, where the Australian Tennis Open has started - and in one of the first matches of the tournament, New Zealand's Marina Erakovic has played today. Audio

5:50 PM.Two climbers, missing since Saturday, have been rescued near the summit of Mt Tasman after spending two nights trapped in a crevasse. Audio

5:48 PM.A road safety campaigner wants police to be given tough new powers to crackdown on illegal cellphone use by motorists, including the power to immediately seize a person's phone if they're caught using… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, is disbelieving of figures showing how many people worked on the Hobbit movies. Audio

5:36 PM.Earthquake damaged Christchurch homes written off by insurance companies are becoming hot property for investors wanting to make money renting them out. Audio

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

5:25 PM.To Hollywood now where the biggest stars of film and television have taken to the red carpet for 70th Golden Globe Awards. Audio

5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:18 PM.Kawhia's chief fire officer says his volunteer firefighters were not in any danger when they were called out to help a police officer in trouble on Friday night. Audio

5:15 PM.The police are still looking for two people in connection with the death of a Featherston man at the weekend. Audio

5:11 PM.The Qualifications Authority has admitted a website bungle allowed more than two hundred students to get a sneak preview of their NCEA results this morning. Audio

5:07 PM.The Health Ministry is being told it must lift its game if the health sector is to solve the big problems it faces. Audio