Checkpoint for Wednesday 26 March 2014

6:58 PM.The Prime Minister is lobbying world leaders in the Hague to support New Zealand's bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council. Audio

6:48 PM.The Nurses Organisation says potential cuts to staff costs and services at one of the country's largest district health boards would be a backward step for Maori and their health needs; Questions have… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.Businesses are paying their bills faster than at any time in the past decade, dipping below the 40 day mark for only the second time in the past 10 years. Audio

6:43 PM.An ambitious project to create a network of 13 cycle lanes across Christchurch is already facing setbacks with the city council wanting to push back the 2018 completion date. Audio

6:40 PM.A director of a South Canterbury Finance parent company says he resigned because he couldn't get straight answers from the late Allan Hubbard over discrepancies in the company's books. Audio

6:36 PM.One of the world's best-known internet entrepeneurs, Peter Thiel has invested 20 million dollars into a New Zealand-based point-of-sale software company. Audio

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

6:28 PM.The police in Hamilton fear for an elderly man missing now for eleven days and believe the public hold the key to finding him. Audio

6:18 PM.The riskiest intersections in the country ranked from one to 100 has been put out today, and the Transport Agency says it's ahead of schedule in fixing them. Audio

6:15 PM.A Dunedin council swimming pools' manager has resigned after a dispute over snack machines. Audio

6:08 PM.Children being held at Australia's Christmas Island detention centre have described it as hell with some saying they wish they were dead. Audio

5:55 PM.The Internet Party has appeared at Parliament to lobby MPs on a bill set to crack down on cyber bullies. Audio

5:51 PM.Rescuers have found more bodies in the debris of a massive mudslide in Washington state, as the death toll climbs. Audio

5:48 PM.Questions have been raised about whether the Maori King's Kohanga Reo Trust Board representative, Tukoroirangi Morgan, should lead an upcoming national Maori pre-school hui; The Nurses Organisation… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.An air-disaster lawyer says the families of those on board the missing Malaysian Airlines plane are entitled to compensation regardless of what caused the tragedy. Audio

5:40 PM.New Zealand's agricultural trade envoy says China's demand for agricultural products means that this country is not filling all its quotas with Europe. Audio

5:36 PM.The value of the Government's assets has jumped nearly 40 billion dollars since 2008 but its liabilities have almost doubled. Audio

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

5:27 PM.A 47 year-old man who used a fake bomb to rob an Auckland bank has been jailed for more than six years. Audio

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

5:22 PM.The search for the Malaysian Airlines plane has restarted today far to the west of Perth in one of the largest maritime searches in history. Audio

5:18 PM.A meeting of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council was thrown into confusion today over who exactly is advising councillors on the risks and benefits of the $600 million Ruataniwha water storage project. Audio

5:15 PM.The police say a homeless man found dead in Auckland was killed in a vicious beating and they're now searching for his killer. Audio

5:11 PM.Opposition parties say setting aside only nine percent of Genesis Energy shares for New Zealanders shows how few people can afford them. Audio

5:07 PM.Profits have plunged at New Zealand's largest exporter Fonterra, brought low ironically by soaring international milk prices and the botulism false alarm. Audio

5:00 PM.Fonterra's profit plunges. The government WILL sell 49 percent of Genesis Energy and dozens of ships and planes are back searching for flight MH370. Audio