Checkpoint for Wednesday 5 August 2015

6:46 PM.An iwi representative says the mauri of the area around the wreck of the Rena will never be fully restored while the remnants of the wreck remain; A Rotorua Lakes Council committee has voted… Read more Audio

6:35 PM.The field of Republican rivals for US President has been drastically cut from 17 to just 10 for the first televised faceoff, with Donald Trump leading the pack. Fox TV picked the 10 on how well… Read more Audio

6:14 PM.The mother of a young woman murdered by her ex-boyfriend says mandatory arrest for breaching protection orders is long overdue. The tougher approach is outlined in government proposals to overhaul… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.The plunge in global dairy prices to their lowest level in the seven-year history of the Global Dairy Trade auction has reignited fierce criticism of how the industry works. Audio

6:06 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:55 PM.It's a year to the day before the 2016 Olympic Games kick off in Rio de Janiero. Billions of dollars are being spent getting the venues in Brazil built or upgraded. A host of delays in the building… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.A woman who sold her daughter for sex to a 70-year old neighbour would then sit in her lounge watching TV while the abuse went on in the next room. This began when the girl was just 9 and happened… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.The head of the Federation of Maori Authorities says Maori men need to step up and be more supportive of Maori business women. The authority runs an annual hui for Maori wahine to support the… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.The Prime Minister remains adamant the Government's multi-million-dollar deal with a Saudi businessman was forced upon it because of the previous Labour-led Government. But Labour says the latest… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.Friends of Connor Morris have described the last moments before he died of a serious head injury in a fatal street fight. The Crown says Michael Thrift Murray used a long handled sickle to hit Mr… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.The Earthquake Recovery Minister disagrees with today's prediction that the Christchurch rebuild is close to peaking. The claim is being made by a Westpac economist who says the boom will begin… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.Doctors and nurses say bullying is pervasive and there 's a culture of fear in public hospitals. In a survey by the Resident Doctors Association out today, six hundred doctors spell out the problems. Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:29 PM.A man who car-surfed on top of a taxi on the Auckland harbour bridge has been found guilty of criminal nuisance. Johnny Bennett was drunk when he climbed onto the roof of the cab in March 2013 while… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.The mother of a 21-year-old, murdered at the hands of an ex-boyfriend, who had breached a protection order, says her daughter may have been saved if law changes proposed today were in place. Audio

5:21 PM.A man has died after being handcuffed by the police in Te Puke this morning. The police are refusing to be interviewed about what happen because of investigatiions underway. Audio

5:16 PM."About as bad as it could have been." That's ANZ bank's take on the latest 9 point 3 percent plunge in dairy prices at auction just two days before Fonterra releases its latest milk payout forecast. Audio

5:14 PM.Our reporter Sally Murphy is outside the Kafle's Indian restaurant. Audio

5:14 PM.Now to the other horrific fatal fire this afternoon in Auckland. The blaze killed a man who was living in a three storeyed apartment building in Panmure. A neighbour, Rachael Mataua, had only just… Read more Audio

5:09 PM.Fire Chief Paul Henderson says his crews got to fire within four minutes of the first emergency call, and by that time flames were pouring out the window of the upstairs flat. Audio

5:07 PM.Two fatal house fires today have killed four people including two parents and one of their children. Audio

5:00 PM.Four people are dead after two fatal house fires, Firefighters say it's a miracle girls escaped Waimate fire, Our reporter from the Waimate fire scene, Firefighters on second fatal fire in Auckland… Read more Audio