Checkpoint for Tuesday 20 May 2014

6:50 PM.Zespri says it will be at least another three years before the number of kiwifruit being sold overseas reaches pre PSA levels. Audio

6:47 PM.Labour's Tamaki Makaurau electoral nominee, Will Flavell, predicts the Maori Party will lose the electorate at the upcoming election because it mainly serves kaumatua, not rangatahi; An Auckland iwi… Read more Audio

6:42 PM.Details have emerged about a Brisbane woman facing charges for supporting terrorism and her relationship with an Australian believed to be fighting in Syria. Audio

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

6:28 PM.China has denounced charges brought by the United States against five army officers accused of economic cyber-espionage. Audio

6:22 PM.The radical Muslim preacher brought down by key evidence from a New Zealand woman will appeal his convictions on terror charges. Audio

6:19 PM.Kim Dotcom has been accused of seeking revenge against John Banks and the Government, in a fierce cross examination that dominated the second day of the politician's trial on a charge of filing a… Read more Audio

6:13 PM.Thailand's army has declared martial law but insists it is not staging a coup. Audio

6:08 PM.The engineer whose firm designed the CTV building says he's been treated unfairly. Audio

5:53 PM.A mosque in Auckland has closed indefinitely because of violence and ongoing tension between two groups at loggerheads over who should be in charge. Audio

5:50 PM.An Auckland iwi is desperate for more land for an urupa or cemetery as it plans for the potential discovery of ancestral remains in future airport developments; The Hawke's Bay iwi, Ngati Kahungunu… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.What exactly should MPs be allowed to tweet from the debating chamber? Audio

5:39 PM.More now on the the Institution of Professional Engineers confirming it is dropping its investigation of Alan Reay who designed the collapsed CTV building. Audio

5:35 PM.Labour says mass surveillance and drone strikes should be on the agenda when John Key meets the US President next month. Audio

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

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

5:23 PM.The Prime Minister is coming under pressure to tighten controls over the release of information that could be used to help United States drone attacks. Audio

5:18 PM.Kim Dotcom has denied trying to punish the Government by attacking ACT MP John Banks. Audio

5:14 PM.The man who designed the CTV building that collapsed in the Christchurch earthquake has effectively scuttled any investigation into him by the Institution of Professional Engineers. Audio

5:11 PM.One hundred forestry jobs in Otago are being axed by the receivers of Southern Cross Forest Products because a buyer couldn't be found for the business. Audio

5:08 PM.A close friend of a woman who was killed in Auckland yesterday, says the woman had a protection order in place against her husband - who's now accused of murdering her. Audio

5:00 PM.Claims a slain Auckland woman had a protection order against her husband. The Government comes under pressure to tighten controls over sharing surveillance with the US and Kim Dotcom denies trying to… Read more Audio