Checkpoint for Friday 3 July 2015

6:56 PM.Having dominated the World League tournament in Belgium the New Zealand women's hockey team is coming to terms with a penalty shoot-out loss to South Korea in the semi finals. Audio

6:53 PM.Māori MPs have responded with disappointment to the Department of Conservation confirming it's laying charges against Ngapuhi leader Sonny Tau for alledgedly poaching an endangered speicies, the… Read more Audio

6:30 PM.New Zealand has the presidency of the United Nations Security Council, for the month of July. Audio

6:25 PM.Australia could be the first country to launch a gadget that stops drivers from texting. Audio

6:21 PM.The first splits in Greece's ruling coalition are beginning to show as this weekend's referendum draws closer. Audio

6:17 PM.The capital is turning yellow, black, blue and gold in anticipation for the historic Super Rugby final between the Hurricanes and Highlanders. Audio

6:15 PM.One of the deadly fumes coming from a car exhaust is Carbon Monoxide. Audio

6:12 PM.An Ashburton Cook Islands community leader says the woman discovered dead in a Tinwald home along with her three children, always had a smile on her face. Audio

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

5:56 PM.Malaysia wants to set up an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of having shot down flight MH17. Audio

5:53 PM.What do you do if you're a Highlanders fan but can't get to Wellington for the Super Rugby final tomorrow night? Audio

5:50 PM.Māori have responded with disappointment to the Department of Conservation confirming it's laying charges against Ngapuhi leader Sonny Tau for alledgedly poaching an endangered speicies, the native… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Environmental groups say the 18-billion-US-dollar settlement reached for the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 will go some way to pay forn the clean up but they need the money to come… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.A lawyer says assault charges against his client, a top principal, have been dropped because a judge ruled his ex-wife was out to destroy him. Audio

5:40 PM.ASB is offering up a one-year fixed 'special' home loan rate of 4.89 percent - the lowest home loan rate seen in two years. Audio

5:36 PM.Auckland's Skypath - which will be attached to the city's Harbour Bridge - will cost pedestrians and cyclists up to 6-dollars per return trip to use. Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:27 PM.Massive, huge and historic - that's how the Super Rugby final tomorrow night between the Hurricanes and Highlanders is being described. Audio

5:22 PM.After three days of speculation New Zealand First has announced its new deputy leader is Ron Mark. Audio

5:18 PM.The Press Council has found the New Zealand Herald used elements of subterfuge to persuade a young waitress who had accused the Prime Minister of repeatedly yanking her ponytail into going public with… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.Investors in a failed precious metals trading company have described how they lost everything at the hands of the man who ran it. Audio

5:07 PM.The bodies of two little boys and their five year old sister found dead in front of the TV, and their mother nearby in the hallway, have now been removed from a house in Ashburton. Audio

5:00 PM.3 children and mother's bodies removed from Ashburton house, Jail sentence for man behind Bullion Buyer, Herald used elements of subterfuge over Ponygate story, After three days of speculation Ron… Read more Audio