Checkpoint for Wednesday 3 June 2015

6:57 PM.A tusked dolphin, a distant relative of the Ganges river dolphin, once swam in the shallow seas that covered Canterbury and North Otago. Audio

6:52 PM.John Key required to defend Foreign Minister Murray McCully in the fifth day of questions in the House about multi-million dollar payments to a Saudi businessman; Steven Joyce fronts up to Education &amp… Read more Audio

6:47 PM.A survey on Māori in the workforce has revealed that some feel they're exploited for their cultural knowledge and are undervalued; The community of Ruatoria is rallying together to stop Westpac from… Read more Audio

6:39 PM.A Blenheim woman is furious with the Timaru City Council after a mix-up at the local cemetery left her family having to dig a grave for her mother. Audio

6:34 PM.An Indonesian police chief now says a boatload of refugees were not trying to get to New Zealand, contradicting what the Prime Minister here has said. Audio

6:30 PM.FIFA's top boss may have resigned suddenly but questions remain on when he'll leave and who will take over. Audio

6:27 PM.Earlier on Checkpoint, a top investigator brought in to try to clean up FIFA, Michael Hershman, said he was skeptical that Blatter would actually step aside. Audio

6:25 PM.The hunt is on for the owners of hundreds of unclaimed ashes at an Auckland funeral home which has gone bust. Audio

6:21 PM.A freeze has been put on officials contacting people about historic abuse claims while a privacy breach is investigated. Audio

6:19 PM.The Prime Minister has accused Labour of considering doing its own deal with the Saudi businessman at the centre of the eleven million dollar sheep farm controversy. Audio

6:15 PM.One Dunedin local Neil Ivory has water lapping at his front door and he's blaming the council. Audio

6:09 PM.Dunedin is swamped tonight. More than 105 milimetres of rain have fallen already today and the bad weather isn't expected to ease until later tonight. Audio

6:05 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:55 PM.The Government is being accused of cutting Auckland Māori out of getting first dibs on land being sold for development. Audio

5:50 PM.An online survey of Māori in the workforce has revealed that some feel they're exploited for their cultural knowledge and are undervalued. Audio

5:47 PM.The Ports of Auckland is rejecting protestor's assertions that there were errors of law in the way the resource consents for controversial wharf extensions were granted. Audio

5:46 PM.Tensions over the leadership and a failure to communicate have been blamed for the Labour Party's abysmal performance at last year's general election. Audio

5:42 PM.A man who terrorised two friends with a shot gun before heading to Waitakare Hospital where he fired into an empty police car, was high on methamphetamine and convinced he was under government… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.New Zealand Cricket says the Blackcaps brilliant two year run at test match level will see them wearing white more often. Audio

5:35 PM.The New Zealand dollar was mixed in quiet afternoon trading, after a big step up against the US dollar overnight. Audio

5:26 PM.A corporate liquidator says she is on a personal crusade to find homes for hundreds of urns left unclaimed after an Auckland funeral home went bust. Audio

5:23 PM.The wife of a west Auckland dairy owner stabbed and killed in his Henderson shop says it wasn't until after the attempted robbery that she realised her husband was hurt. Audio

5:17 PM.Michael Hershman was on the Independent Governance Committee FIFA put together in late 2011 after a series of scandals. Audio

5:15 PM.A high powered investigator brought in to help clean up FIFA is skeptical Sepp Blatter is actually giving up his Presidency and warns he may still try to hang on to power. Audio

5:12 PM.Acting Civil Defence controller is Neil Brown on latest conditions in Dunedin and surrounding area. Audio

5:09 PM.RNZ reporter Ian Telfer reports from outside the flooded resthome. Audio

5:07 PM.Almost a hundred people are being evacuated from a Dunedin resthome amid torrential rain that swamped the city and an army unimog has been used to ferry children home from school. Audio

5:00 PM.Flooding forces evacuations in Dunedin; Our Dunedin report from outside flooded resthome; Latest on conditions from fire service; Blatter may be back - FIFA investigator; FIFA investigator on… Read more Audio