Checkpoint for Friday 20 November 2015

6:57 PM.The threat posed by terrorism has nudged aside the usual talk about economics at the APEC summit in Manila, which has now wrapped up.. Audio

6:53 PM.To the United States, where Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is urging a tougher approach to fighting Islamic State militants. Audio

6:35 PM.Paris may be thousands of kilometres from New Zealand, but will the fall-out from last weekend's terror attacks reach these shores?The attacks have strengthened political resolve around the world to… Read more Audio

6:27 PM.A family-owned firm in the Bay of Plenty has hit the bullseye - winning a deal to make darts for the world's number one player. Audio

6:23 PM.In Australia, the Prime Minister is caught up in an embarrassing gaffe about a Darwin port deal with the Chinese that has upset even the Americans. Audio

6:19 PM.Former All Black coach, and family spokesperson John Hart has held a news conference today outside Jonah Lomu's Auckland home. Audio

6:17 PM.The Crown has told a Jury the killing of Mei Fan was "very personal" with her killer finishing her off with two thrusts of a knife through her neck and face. Audio

6:11 PM.Jaspreet Singh was having a quiet coffee with his supervising professor when two police officers arrived, called by a cafe customer worried the Auckland student had a bomb. Audio

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

5:55 PM.Ngai Tahu Maori from around the country are gathering in Dunedin to celebrate their identity and culture. Audio

5:52 PM.People in Christchurch are being warned to expect clashes between locals and freedom campers this summer if a proposed by-law is passed. Audio

5:48 PM.The wife of a Taranaki farm worker, who police say killed his son, has told a court the couple often got behind with their bills. Audio

5:42 PM.The Government's extended the time it's giving social housing agencies to sign up to the planned sale of nearly fifteen hundred state houses. Audio

5:39 PM.The man who targeted elderly women in their homes has been given a jail sentence that could never end. Audio

5:36 PM.A drain layer who sat in the middle of a busy Christchurch intersection after being caught smoking synthetic cannabis in a portaloo has won his case for unfair dismissal. Audio

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

5:26 PM.A Hastings doctor is still able to practice though he faces five charges of stupefying and eight charges of indecently assaulting male patients. Audio

5:18 PM.A killer who dumped his girlfriend's body in a bin is reported to be among the dozen Christmas Island deportees who arrived back in the country yesterday. Audio

5:13 PM.It's been revealed the New Zealand Rugby Union spoke to Jonah Lomu's family before going ahead with Richie McCaw's retirement announcement yesterday. Audio

5:08 PM.A Sikh student having a coffee at an Auckland cafe's been mistaken for a terrorist, with police called out to investigate whether his headphones were a bomb. Audio

5:00 PM.Sikh student mistaken for terrorist over headphones. Lomu family news conference. 'God help New Zealand ' - mother of deportee's victim. Doctor clear to practice though facing stupefying charges… Read more Audio