Checkpoint for Wednesday 3 July 2013

6:54 PM.Australian police are vowing to hunt down every member of an international paedophile network cracked by a New Zealand investigator who questioned some apparently innocent online photos Audio

6:50 PM.Hundreds of people have travelled from near and far to attend the tangi of the long-serving Rotorua District Council representative, Maureen Waaka; The Maori Party has a list of people's names it will… Read more Audio

6:42 PM.Declassified French documents show the plutonium fallout from nuclear weapons tests in French Polynesia was far greater than previously admitted by Paris. Audio

6:39 PM.The Prime Minister has dismissed a submission from the internet businessman, Kim Dotcom, on legislation expanding the powers of the country's electronic spy agency. Audio

6:36 PM.A lawyer for the convicted serial sex offender, Stewart Murray Wilson, is asking a High Court judge to overturn Wilson's recall to prison. Audio

6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:27 PM.Barfoot and Thompson says the number of houses being put up for sale on the Auckland market sunk to an all time low last month, while the average house price remained static. Audio

6:24 PM.Central Otago has had its wettest June on record, on the receiving end of three to four times its usual rainfall. Audio

6:20 PM.An Auckland councillor outraged by a proposal to outlaw begging says it impinges on basic human rights and treats beggars like dogs. Audio

6:17 PM.The High Court in Auckland has today ruled the Department of Corrections went beyond its powers when it inforced a smoking ban from November to March this year. Audio

6:11 PM.The Insurance Council is calling for a full audit of properties recently issued with a consent, though property lawyer, Paul Grimshaw, says any audit needs to go back several years and that home… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.A Crown manager is being sent in and Christchurch council's boss has been sent home amid the building consents crisis. Audio

5:57 PM.The Education Review Office says some low decile secondary schools are close to being overwhelmed by their students' social problems. Audio

5:54 PM.The Dunedin city council says it regrets losing millions of dollars on the sale of the historic sportsground Carisbrook, but it had to stop the rot. Audio

5:51 PM.The Maori Party has a list of people's names it will consider to take over Pem Bird's role as party president; Meanwhile, some community leaders continue to praise Pita Sharples' record as Maori Party… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.The internet businessman, Kim Dotcom, has criticised legislation expanding the powers of the country's electronic spy agency as unjustified and unwarranted. Audio

5:35 PM.A large house fire in Wellilngton has sent smoke billowing across the suburb of Wadestown and forced the evacuation of the homes on either side. Audio

5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:26 PM.Relatives of those killed in this country's worst domestic air crash gathered next to farmland in the shadow of the Kaimai Range this morning to mark 50-years to the minute that an N.A.C plane slammed… Read more Audio

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

5:20 PM.The mother of a murder victim has made an emotional plea for people to take action if they suspect a woman has been the victim of domestic violence. Audio

5:17 PM.More than two dozen shotguns and rifles have been stolen from an Auckland gun shop. Audio

5:10 PM.The Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, says Bob Parker has been let down by officials. Audio

5:08 PM.The building consents crisis in Christchurch has forced the city council chief executive Tony Marryatt to take leave and the Crown to send in a manager to take over the consents department. Audio

5:00 PM.Christchurch Council boss forced to take leave over the building consent crisis. More than two dozen shotguns and rifles are stolen from an Auckland gun shop and memorial service held to mark 50th… Read more Audio