Checkpoint for Thursday 19 March 2015

6:55 PM.Questions and urgent debate about IPCA report into Roastbusters. MFAT officials up before Foreign Affairs Committee. Audio

6:50 PM.A Hauraki iwi, Ngati Tamatera, fears its tribal waterways could become polluted because of mining work by a company running tests at Karangahake, south of Paeroa; The company, New Talisman Gold Mines… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.The Ministry for Primary Industries is urging parents to remain vigilant in looking for infant formula tins that may have been tampered with in the wake of the 1080 poisoning threats Audio

6:44 PM.The aid mission in Vanuatu ramps up tomorrow with large quantities of supplies going into cyclone-ravaged villages, amid criticism it's been sitting in warehouses. Audio

6:40 PM.Parents of children with disabilities say there needs to be a culture change within Government, and a review of how it supplies services and funding to families with disabled children. Audio

6:37 PM.The child protection team with Waitemata police is under scrutiny in case it's still making mistakes, following its multiple failings in the so called Roastbusters inquiry. Audio

6:28 PM.Labour is accusing the Whangarei MP Shane Reti of having misled roading campaigners about taking their plea to Cabinet. Audio

6:21 PM.New Zealand and Vietnam have agreed to try to double trade between the two countries by 2020. Audio

6:18 PM.The Navy ship Canterbury will head soon to cyclone-devastated Vanuatu. Audio

6:14 PM.Here's the Police Commissioner Mike Bush. Audio

6:12 PM.The police watchdog has found the Waitemata's Child Protection Team failed to properly investigate a teenage sex ring in which girls as young as 13 were sexually violated Audio

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

5:53 PM.The Police Minister says today's report into the police's mishandling of their investigation into a teenage sex ring in Auckland makes for grim reading. Audio

5:50 PM.A Hauraki iwi, Ngati Tamatera, fears its tribal waterways could become polluted because of mining work by a company running tests at Karangahake, south of Paeroa. Audio

5:44 PM.A High Court jury has heard that Mark Lundy told a police officer he'd been a 'bit of a naughty boy' when he used a prostitute. Audio

5:41 PM.Workers in Northland at one of the country's biggest logging companies were told they were out of a job when they turned up to work on Tuesday morning and were left stranded in the forest. Audio

5:38 PM.A jump in tourist spending has helped underpin economic growth. Audio

5:35 PM.The New Zealand dollar has remained relatively steady after a sharp rise early this morning. Audio

5:26 PM.The Vanuatu government will start handing out aid to cyclone-ravaged villages tomorrow, amid criticism it's been sitting on its hands while supplies stock up in warehouses. Audio

5:17 PM.In the Auckland High Court a forensic scientist says Shalvin Prasad was most likely unconscious and lying down when he had petrol poured over his body and was set on fire. Audio

5:11 PM.Waitemata's District Commander Bill Searle says he accepts that the officers who investigated the girls complaints did not get it right. Audio

5:08 PM.The police watchdog has found the Waitemata's Child Protection Team failed to properly investigate a teenage sex ring in which girls as young as 13 were sexually violated. Audio

5:00 PM.Multiple failures by police investigatiing a teenage sex ring. Waitemata's District Commander admits to failings and stepping up the aid mission in Vanuatu. Audio