Checkpoint for Monday 5 August 2013

6:51 PM.The Maori-owned dairy company, Miraka, says it is worried that the recall of Fonterra's contaminated milk will damage its reputation; A local iwi in Dunedin say it wants the council to promise that… Read more Audio

6:48 PM.The singer of one of New Zealand's biggest hits in the 1950s, Blue Smoke, has died. Audio

6:44 PM.New research shows many Coroners recommendations are not backed up by evidence and don't do anything to improve safety. Audio

6:41 PM.Parents and caregivers are frustrated by advice regarding the use of two Nutricia baby formulas, which have been pulled from supermarket shelves. Audio

6:37 PM.MPs visiting Greymouth have been told mine safety is too lax with hugely inexperienced miners sent underground and managers blase or punitive when the alarm is raised. Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:27 PM.A group of former pupils from an Auckland school for the deaf, want an apology and compensation for the abuse and beatings they say they endured decades ago. Audio

6:24 PM.Confidence in the manufacturing sector has dropped, with total sales in June dropping nearly a third. Audio

6:21 PM.The Dunedin City Council is being warned that encouraging freedom campers to come to the city could get out of control and burden ratepayers with large costs. Audio

6:14 PM.The Chinese Embassy in New Zealand says Fonterra should have acted months ago over the contamination scare and pulled the whey concentrate when it first had suspicions something was wrong. Audio

6:08 PM.Fonterra and the Government are working furiously to determine the extent of the botulism contamination and limit the damage to the economy. Audio

5:53 PM.In Australia now and the first full day of campaigning ahead of the September 7 federal election. Audio

5:46 PM.A caregiver who kicked, swore at and maltreated a teenager with autism and Down Syndrome could face possible legal action. Audio

5:46 PM.The Maori-owned dairy company, Miraka, says it is worried that the recall of Fonterra's contaminated milk will damage its reputation; A local iwi in Dunedin says it wants council reassurance that… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.An Auckland coroner has found the deaths of two student divers at Auckland's Lake Pupuke could have been prevented had they followed instructions and not descended faster than their instructor. Audio

5:40 PM.The chief executive of Fonterra Theo Spierings has been speaking in the last few minutes at a news conference in Beijing where he hurried after the contamination news broke. Audio

5:36 PM.Farmers and business people in Cambridge are calling on Fonterra to be more upfront about latest milk powder scare. Audio

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

5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:22 PM.The police are to apologise to a Northland man left paralysed after his arrest. Audio

5:19 PM.The food contamination scare has shaken the money markets, and wiped millions off Fonterra's value on the stock market. Audio

5:11 PM.The Trade Minister Tim Groser is with us. Audio

5:08 PM.The botulism milk scare has alarmed export markets, hit Fonterra's share price and the dollar, and confused shoppers amid conflicting messages about what infant formula to avoid. Audio

5:00 PM.Confusion over the extent of the Fonterra Botulism scare. Calls for Fonterra to be more upfront about the crisis and Police apologise to a Northland man left paralysed after his arrest. Audio