Checkpoint for Thursday 5 March 2015

6:47 PM.In an effort to curb obesity and type-2 diabetes food, vendors at Te Matatini have been made to serve up healthy kai; Part of Northland's Aupouri forest has been returned to local iwi by the Crown… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.Men whose ancestors used ploughs are more likely to get cancer than women with the same ancestors. Audio

6:41 PM.A union says staff at EnviroWaste told the company of worries about working alone on recycling trucks before one of them was crushed and died this week. Audio

6:28 PM.Around 100 people are battling a suspicious fire that's destroyed more than 2-hundred hectares of pine forest south of Dargaville. Audio

6:25 PM.Property investors are being targeted with new lending restrictions by the Reserve Bank. Audio

6:21 PM.A Queenstown car hire company has developed a computer app to screen foreign drivers on their road knowledge. Audio

6:18 PM.Widespread fear surrounding foreign drivers has forced the Government to fast-track installing safety measures on popular tourist roads. Audio

6:17 PM.New Zealanders holidaying in the Pacific are being warned to beware of spies. Audio

6:08 PM.A big announcement from the Wellington Phoenix. Audio

5:55 PM.In an effort to curb obesity and type-2 diabetes, food vendors at Te Matatini have been made to serve up healthy kai. Audio

5:54 PM.A jury has heard low levels of livestock DNA were found on murder-accused Mark Lundy's polo shirt, as well as evidence of human DNA. Audio

5:53 PM.The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says the way New Zealand measures air pollution is outdated and out of line with the developed world. Audio

5:50 PM.The United States ambassador to South Korea has been left bleeding from his face and hand after being attacked by a man weilding a razor blade in Seoul. Audio

5:45 PM.The US investigation into the Ferguson police force has found a racist system that created a toxic atmosphere which finally blew after teenager Micheal Brown was shot. Audio

5:41 PM.The mother of the Labour MP Carmel Sepuloni and her partner have been convicted of illegally receiving benefits worth about 100-thousand dollars. Audio

5:38 PM.The Prime Ministers of Tonga and Samoa say they don't know what to make of New Zealand's mass surveillance of them, but they have more urgent things to worry about. Audio

5:35 PM.From New Zealand's markets today, the currency's had a record-breaking day. Audio

5:25 PM.Prompted by the fear surrounding tourist drivers on popular roads, the Government today moved to fast-track more rumble strips and road signs. Audio

5:20 PM.A French tourist convicted for dangerous driving has been ordered to pay just over 18-thousand dollars in reparation to two women seriously injured when the car he was driving on the wrong side of the… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.RNZ Political Editor Brent Edwards was at the Prime Minister's new conference in Auckland. Audio

5:08 PM.The Prime Minister has come out fighting against further claims of illegal mass surveillance by New Zealand spy agencies. Audio

5:00 PM.PM denies illegal mass spying on NZ citizens; Analysis from our political editor; New rules could push up interest rates for property investors; French tourist sentenced and to pay reparation after… Read more Audio