Checkpoint for Wednesday 21 August 2013

6:49 PM.Greenpeace says Pacific tuna stocks are continuing to fall at an alarming rate, and urgent action is needed as existing protection measures are failing. Audio

6:46 PM.Iwi from around the country will discuss Maori rights to freshwater, at a national hui tomorrow, at Turangawaewae; A youth law advocacy group, Just Speak, says the whole criminal justice system needs… Read more Audio

6:42 PM.A collection of German Nazi memorabilia has gone under the hammer in Dunedin today. Audio

6:38 PM.One of the three Oklahoma teenagers accused of killing a passing jogger out of boredom broke down in tears in court today saying he had pulled the trigger. Audio

6:36 PM.The defence team for David Bain has lost its bid to force the Justice Minister, Judith Collins to hand over key documents about their compensation claim. Audio

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

6:29 PM.The number of fraud cases referred to the Christchurch police by the Earthquake Commission has doubled in the past five months. Audio

6:25 PM.A $150,000 bonus for each player awaits the All Blacks should they retain the rugby World Cup in 2015 - that's a 50 percent increase on their 2011 bonus. Audio

6:22 PM.Australasia's largest building supplies company, Fletcher Building, is calling for a dose of Thatcherism across the Tasman. Audio

6:20 PM."Pretty good for a shed" is how Wellington's replacement town hall is being described by performers and musicians who've given it a test run ahead of tonight's official opening. Audio

6:12 PM.The Government has conceded it has no idea how much it will cost to sell shares in Meridian Energy. Audio

6:09 PM.The Justice Minister has told a Privileges Committee investigation it was chilling the way the Henry inquiry into the GCSB leak dealt with ministers and their staff's emails. Audio

5:52 PM.The owner of a ferry that sank in Papua New Guinea last year is facing more than 160 counts of manslaughter. Audio

5:49 PM.Iwi from around the country will discuss Maori rights to freshwater, at a national hui tomorrow, at Turangawaewae; A youth law advocacy group, Just Speak, says the whole criminal justice system needs… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Fewer New Zealanders are heading across the Tasman to live because the economy is improving. Audio

5:39 PM.More now on the third reading of the controversial Government Communication Security Bureau bill. Audio

5:36 PM.The Conservation Minister will review how large parts of the conservation estate is classified. Audio

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

5:26 PM.Afghan victims wounded in a U.S soldier's killing spree last year have confronted their attacker during chilling testimony in an American military court today. Audio

5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:21 PM.Health authorities say the first person to be charged with selling illegal synthetic highs could be jailed for up to two years. Audio

5:14 PM.With us is our political editor Brent Edwards. Audio

5:12 PM.The controversial GCSB legislation has entered its final phase in Parliament. Audio

5:08 PM.The head of the inquiry into the leaking of the GCSB report has laid the blame on Parliamentary Service for releasing a journalist's phone and email records. Audio

5:00 PM.The unauthorised release of a journalist's email and phone records is under investiagtion in Parliament. New spy laws are about to be passed and for the first time a dairy owner is charged with… Read more Audio