Checkpoint for Monday 8 September 2014

6:54 PM.The first cases of the dengue-related disease, Zika, have made their way to New Zealand, along with outbreaks of other serious mosquito-borne diseases. Audio

6:50 PM.Thousands more careworkers for the elderly have now filed claims that they're on low wages, and are being discriminated against, because they're women. Audio

6:47 PM.The Māori Party says Labour's choice not to work with them if elected, is another example of Labour dumping tangata whenua when they're in a tight spot; A rare painting by European painter Charles F… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.Firefighters called to an unusual rescue in Paremoremo say the sight of horse buried in mud with only its head sticking out of the ground is one they won't forget in a hurry. Audio

6:40 PM.A Brisbane court's been told that a Gold Coast man probably wasn't on a highrise balcony when a young New Zealand woman fell to her death. Audio

6:35 PM.A new study shows young teenagers who get alcohol from their parents are three times more likely to be heavier drinkers in their late teens than those from families that don't supply alcohol. Audio

6:34 PM.A short time ago, the kiwi was trading at 83.11 US cents, 88.74 Australian cents , 51.36 British pence, point-6426 euro; 87.38 yen. and 5.10 renminbi. Audio

6:26 PM.Six months on from the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 investigators are still confronted by a thousand possible flight paths. Audio

6:20 PM.An inquest into 14 deaths in a Sydney nursing home fire in 2011 has heard references for the nurse who deliberately started it were not checked before he was employed. Audio

6:18 PM.The worker badly hurt in the Ashburton Work and Income office shooting left her hospital bed today to go to the funeral of one of her two colleagues shot dead. Audio

6:15 PM.A tax partner at Ernst and Young in Auckland Aaron Quintal is with us. Audio

6:12 PM.The National Party is promising tax cuts in three years time, if it leads the next Government and if the public finances are in good shape. Audio

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

5:51 PM.The National Party has told a business audience it won't cut the corporate tax rate despite pressure from business lobbiests. Audio

5:47 PM.A female tohunga or Maori spiritual leader, who features in a rare Charles F Goldie protrait, entitled 'No Koora te Cigaretti' is expected to fetch more than two-hundred thousand dollars at an auction… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.An eight year old has described how her teacher played a game with her called "tickle torture" while he touched her over her body. Audio

5:39 PM.An inquest has heard that a woman who died of a drug overdose had managed to escape from a secure mental health unit a few days beforehand. Audio

5:36 PM.The mother of murdered toddler Nia Glassie is to be released from prison early to a community house in South Auckland. Audio

5:33 PM.The New Zealand dollar has risen about a third of penny against the British pound since Friday. Audio

5:24 PM.The company was told six months earlier that the woman's main carer during the day would be on annual leave but failed to find someone else. Audio

5:16 PM.A diplomatic row has broken out with Israel, after it refused to accept New Zealand's ambassador because he's also a representative to the Palestinian Authority. Audio

5:12 PM.Our political editor Brent Edwards is with us. Audio

5:08 PM.The National Party has given a date for tax cuts saying if it's re-elected they'll kick in from April 2017 - another election year. Audio

5:00 PM.National promises to reduce income taxes from April 2017. Israel blocks New Zealand's ambassador - sparking a diplomatic row and a paralysed woman's desperate pleas for help are ignored. Audio