Checkpoint for Wednesday 13 August 2014

6:55 PM.The casino operator, Sky City is dramatically expanding its planned Auckland convention centre, with proposals for a five-star hotel and a big increase in spending on the project. Audio

6:51 PM.A logging foreman who felled a tree that killed a young worker has been told he had a cavalier attitude to safety in the forest. Audio

6:47 PM.The police ope or group welcomed on to Te Rewarewa Marae were told by Marae speakers, that the former Police Commissioner, Howard Broad, should have issued the apology over the raids; Meanwhile, iwi… Read more Audio

6:40 PM.In an about-turn on child abuse by priests, the Catholic Church in Australia is giving up on investigating itself. Audio

6:37 PM.The New Zealand dollar was mixed in quiet trading today. Audio

6:27 PM.A register of contaminated land is going to be set up, ranking it according to how much government funding the clean-up gets. Audio

6:19 PM.The Defence Force has added six new names to the First World War Rolls of Honour, including the first New Zealand soldier to die in the war. Audio

6:10 PM.A majority of members of Tuhoe have accepted the apology from the Police Commissioner for the way the Urewera raids were carried out. Mike Bush and about 90 police officers were welcomed on to Te… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:55 PM.A fraud trial in Timaru has been told some of the charges against a former director of South Canterbury Finance are a farce and have to be dismissed. Audio

5:48 PM.The Government has announced it's set up a register to identify contaminated land and rank it to determine how much funding its clean-up gets. Audio

5:44 PM.The U.S and Australia are leading an urgent push to tackle what they say is the serious threat of battle hardened western jihadists in Syria and Iraq returning home to wage war. Audio

5:41 PM.The New Zealand dollar was mixed in quiet trading, locked in a narrow range ahead of next week's global dairy auction. Audio

5:31 PM.The US Defence Secretary, Chuck Hagel, says around one-hundred-and-thirty American military personnel have arrived in northern Iraq to assess the scope of the humanitarian crisis facing thousands of… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.A diva! A film star from Hollywood's golden age! AND A broadway legend! Lauren Bacall has died aged 89. Audio

5:22 PM.The Defence Force has added six new names to the First World War Rolls of Honour, including the first member of the New Zealand armed forces to die in the war. Audio

5:18 PM.A logging foreman who felled a tree that killed a young worker has been told he had a cavalier attitude to safety in the forest. Audio

5:14 PM.Mere Nuku was one of those forced to get out of her car while it was searched by armed police. Audio

5:12 PM.Our Bay of Plenty reporter, Natalie Mankelow, is at Te Rewarewa Marae. Audio

5:07 PM.The Police have apologised to the people of Tuhoe for illegal roadblocks and detentions while still maintaining that the Urewera raids were 'necessary'. Audio