Checkpoint for Monday 14 December 2015

6:55 PM.Volunteers at Auckland's City Mission are being kept busy un-wrapping and re-wrapping donated gifts to check out what's inside. Audio

6:51 PM.A new stop smoking campaign using the social media video Snapchat, has generated hundreds of artworks and some are now on display at the Mangere Arts Centre in Auckland. Audio

6:49 PM.The Social Housing Minister, Paula Bennett, has accused an anti-state house sell-off group of bullying tactics for targetting one of the organisations interested in buying the properties. Audio

6:37 PM.The gloves are off in the increasingly bitter race for the Republican presidential nomination, amid acrimonious name-calling. Audio

6:25 PM.The Black Caps have won the first cricket test against Sri Lanka by 122 runs. Audio

6:22 PM.A row has broken out in the far north between two rugby league organisations with the long standing Northern Rugby League targeting players in the new Te Taitokerau competition. Audio

6:18 PM.Greenpeace says the climate change agreement struck in Paris over the weekend does not go far enough to protect Pacific countries from catastrophic events caused by pollution. Audio

6:14 PM.The Civil Aviation Authority says it may not have charged a pilot who rescued an injured hunter despite not being cleared to fly, if he had not lied about his actions. Audio

6:11 PM.The Law Commission wants a specialist sexual violence court set up and tested, along with an alternative process that victims can choose instead of going to court at all. Audio

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

5:57 PM.An Auckland police officer who pulled over to help with what he thought was a car problem ended up delivering a baby boy last night. Audio

5:51 PM.A Christchurch woman is hoping lightening doesn't strike in the same place twice, after her house was hit by a terrifying lightening bolt. Audio

5:48 PM.Matamata iwi Ngati Hinerangi says it's taken 150 years to recover from the Crown's scortched earth tactics to drive Maori off their land. Audio

5:45 PM.The final instalment in a botched police undercover drugs bust has played out, with the Supreme Court stopping short of what an accused man's lawyers sought. Audio

5:39 PM.Tensions boiled over in court today when a man accused of murder lashed out at the victim's family. Audio

5:35 PM.Auckland's mayoral race has a new prominent contender with business leader Vick Crone confirming she'll seek the office. Audio

5:33 PM.The services sector is powering the economy going into the new year. Audio

5:28 PM.The New Zealand women's hockey team has fallen just short of a gold medal at the World League tournament. Audio

5:24 PM.An 87 year old man was in pain and unable to eat or sleep for almost two weeks because a dentist left a cotton roll in his mouth. Audio

5:21 PM.New Zealand's business community is starting to get to grips with what it will have to do to help reduce the threat of climate change. Audio

5:17 PM.The helicopter pilot who helped rescue an injured hunter has been convicted and fined, but is still being hailed as a hero by the man he saved. Audio

5:12 PM.Two deerstalkers who shot dead four highly endangered takahe face having their firearms licences suspended. Audio

5:07 PM.The country's leading lawyers want a specialist sexual violence court to be set up and tested, along with an alternative process that victims can choose instead of going to court at all. Audio

5:00 PM.The Law Commission calls for a specialist sexual violence court.) DOC takes action against two deerstalkers who shot dead four highly endangered takahe and the Black Sticks settle for silver at the… Read more Audio