Checkpoint for Tuesday 26 August 2014

6:50 PM.The Maori King will remain in Waikato Hospital for at least another week after suffering from what's being described as diabetes-related ailments; More agricultural training opportunities for young… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.Australia is putting 70 million dollars into combating homegrown jihadists as part of an extra 700 million going to the country's security agencies. Audio

6:39 PM.A day after the High Court ruled against it, the Thames Coromandel District Council has been hearing from ratepayers about its freedom camping rules. Audio

6:36 PM.Researchers believe they have made a breakthrough that could help find ways to prevent type 1 diabetes, after catching immune cells at the "scene of the crime". Audio

6:35 PM.The New Zealand dollar was little changed from this morning's open, shrugging off the impact of some weaker than expected trade data. Audio

6:28 PM.A Liberian doctor has died despite taking an experimental anti-Ebola drug that was given to two American aid workers who have recovered. Audio

6:23 PM.Now the next controversial election song about the Prime Minister, "Kill The PM". Much of the song by the band At Peace discusses economic inequality in New Zealand and lyrics include "we are down… Read more Audio

6:19 PM.The former North Shore mayor Andrew Williams is the biggest casualty in the party's revamped list. Audio

6:15 PM.The Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, is expected to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin later today, as tensions escalate in eastern Ukraine. Audio

6:12 PM.A visiting international expert on health systems says GP fees are bad for people's health and for the economy. Audio

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

5:54 PM.The owner of a failed insurance brokering firm is accused of using his customers' money to prop up in his ailing company, in what's been likened to a ponzi scheme. Audio

5:49 PM.A failed National Party candidate is demanding the party weed out rogue elements that he says sabotaged his campaign in the safe National seat of Rodney three years ago. Audio

5:45 PM.The family of a South Otago forestry worker say his death should not be counted as a forest industry accident. Audio

5:40 PM.Crown lawyers have conceded that search warrants used to raid Kim Dotcom's mansion were sloppy, but didn't lead to any miscarriage of justice. Audio

5:38 PM.The Maori King is expected to remain in Waikato Hospital for at least another week after suffering from what's being described as diabetes-related ailments. Audio

5:35 PM.The New Zealand dollar was little changed from this morning's open, shrugging off the impact of some weaker than expected trade data. Audio

5:28 PM.A fall in log exports to China has snapped a nine-month run of trade surpluses. Audio

5:25 PM.The Labour Party is promising to get tough with power companies to rein in rising electricity prices. Audio

5:18 PM.A tree 30 metres down a cliff near Queenstown has saved two people, stopping their car from plunging into Lake Wakatipu. Audio

5:15 PM.A man arrested for the murder of his partner in Switzerland more than a decade ago has appeared in the district court in Auckland. Audio

5:12 PM.The Prime Minister was confronted by Pike River mine relatives during a campaign visit to the West Coast today, over the lack of progress in recovering the bodies of their loved ones. Audio

5:07 PM.Two NZ first MPs have been effectively dumped. The former North Shore mayor Andrew Williams is the biggest casualty in the party's revamped list. Audio

5:00 PM.Two NZ First MPs are dumped. Pike River mine families confront the Prime Minister and - trapped inside a car for two hours on a cliff, in a tree above a lake. Audio