Checkpoint for Tuesday 7 April 2015

6:53 PM.A Chinese Lothario has been left red faced, and facing a police investigation after being found cheating on 17 women, when they all turned up to visit him in hospital. Audio

6:49 PM.A Maori rights movement based in Australia is behind an Aboriginal Council's campaign to try and stop the federal government from closing down remote indigenous communities; A service celebrating the… Read more Audio

6:45 PM.Department of Conservation rangers have stumbled across what was thought to be an extinct native plant. Audio

6:41 PM.The Fijian Media association is grieving over the death of one of its former journalists killed in what's being described as a domestic violence attack on Saturday. Audio

6:33 PM.The dollar has stepped back from parity with the Australian today after the reserve bank governor across the Tasman, against all expectations, decided not to drop interest rates. Audio

6:25 PM.The housing market in Auckland has set a string of new records for prices and sales. Audio

6:21 PM.An Indian restaurant chain has been fined 25-thousand dollar fines for exploiting two workers, only a week after having to pay up for the same offence against another worker. Audio

6:18 PM.Queenstown tourism operators are more focussed on the US dollar - not the Australian. Audio

6:12 PM.The New Zealand dollar is on the move again - falling sharply on the back of the Reserve Bank of Australia deciding to leave its cash rate on hold. Audio

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

5:55 PM.A Maori rights movement based in Australia is behind an Aboriginal Council's campaign to try and stop the federal government from closing down remote indigenous communities. Audio

5:51 PM.Job vacancies of the country's biggest online listing site are on the increase nationwide but Wellington, Gisborne and Taranaki are bucking the trend. Audio

5:43 PM.People living and working in the Auckland suburb of Grey Lynn are likely to have to put up with restrictions on the movement of fresh fruit and vegetables until November. Audio

5:40 PM.A top swimming coach who lost his job after poor performances at the Commonwealth Games has now lost his legal fight over whether the dismissal was unjustified. Audio

5:36 PM.The police have found the car that was stolen from an elderly couple who were beaten unconscious in Auckland on Saturday night. Audio

5:34 PM.The latest now on the markets. Audio

5:28 PM.A major search is underway off the coast of Port Waikato two fishermen who have been lost at sea for more than 24 hours. Audio

5:22 PM.The family of an elderly couple murdered in a home invasion says there is a heavy weight on the shoulders of the probation officers monitoring one of the men responsible when he is released next… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.120 soldiers and support staff left for Brisbane this morning to prepare for their mission with Australian troops in Iraq. Audio

5:12 PM.While the New Zealand dollar has dropped hard against the aussie, against the US dollar , the kiwi has lifted and is at 75.41 Audio

5:07 PM.The New Zealand dollar is on the move again - falling sharply on the back of the Reserve Bank of Australia deciding to leave its cash rate on hold. Audio

5:00 PM.The New Zealand dollar is on the move again - falling sharply on the back of the Reserve Bank of Australia deciding to leave its cash rate on hold. While the New Zealand dollar has dropped hard… Read more Audio