Checkpoint for Thursday 20 June 2013

6:51 PM.Two years on from a teenager's death in a landslide in Ohope, his family say too little's being done too late to keep people safe. Audio

6:47 PM.The Mana Party candidate for Ikaroa-Rawhiti says housing for Maori right throughout the country is at crisis point; The Maori Party's candidate hoping to win the Ikaroa-Rawhiti seat says there's a… Read more Audio

6:45 PM.A spokesperson for telemarketers, the profession voted most un-trustworthy in a new poll, says callers from overseas are ruining their reputation. Audio

6:39 PM.The shift of top English football from pay television to online delivery on phones and laptops is being seen as a sign of the looming end of network TV. Audio

6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:26 PM.The police in Hamilton say a man who broke into a house is traumatised after finding a dead body inside. Audio

6:23 PM.A global, multibillion dollar company is expanding its New Zealand office to develop new mobile payment products. Audio

6:20 PM.The wine and beer shelves in stores will close earlier throughout Wellington and bars no longer get 24 hour licences under changes being ushered through the city council. Audio

6:12 PM.The brother of Christine Lundy says convicted double murderer Mark Lundy should lose his Privy Council appeal. Audio

6:09 PM.Snow storms are battering large areas of the South Island - cutting power to thousands, causing flooding and slips, and closing alpine passes and state highways. Audio

5:56 PM.Auckland Council has backed fast-tracking one of the Government's contentious Roads Of National Significance. Audio

5:53 PM.The pace of economic activity has slowed, partly due to the drought. Audio

5:49 PM.The Maori Party's candidate standing for the Ikaroa-Rawhiti seat says there's a political power vacuum in the region - and he wants to fill it; Meanwhile, the Mana Party candidate for Ikaroa-Rawhiti… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.Two years on from a teenager's death in a landslide in Ohope, his family say too little's being done too late to keep people safe. Audio

5:37 PM.Search and rescue teams have been combing the countryside around a south Hokianga marae today for any sign of a woman who disappeared twelve days ago. Audio

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

5:28 PM.The American actor James Gandolfini - who found worldwide fame in the hit series The Sopranos - has died of a heart attack in Italy at the age of 51. Audio

5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.New Zealand Post is cutting up to another 100 jobs on top of the 100 or so it axed earlier in the year in printing and processing. Audio

5:17 PM.A man who kidnapped a woman in Rotorua last month and ended up dragging her behind his car told police that he put her in the boot because he loved her. Audio

5:15 PM.Meanwhile, in Dunedin, a major slip overnight almost took out a house - covering the property's driveway and a car. Audio

5:12 PM.Ray Gardner is the emergency management officer for Mackenzie Civil Defence. Audio

5:08 PM.Snow storms are battering large areas of the South Island - cutting power to thousands, causing flooding and slips, and closing alpine passes and state highways. Audio

5:00 PM.Snow storms batter the South Island. Another 100 jobs axed at New Zealand Post and Sopranos star dead at 51. Audio