Checkpoint for Friday 6 October 2017

6:24 PM.Four New Zealand drivers are hoping to become the first Kiwi to win the famous Australian race since Greg Murphy in 2004. Video, Audio

6:21 PM.The World Health Organisation has acknowledged the two diseases no longer exist in New Zealand, but officials are warning against complacency. Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Former Labour party president Mike Williams and Stuff political editor Tracy Watkins join John Campbell to discuss how special votes may change the make-up of Parliament. Video, Audio

5:53 PM.Kapiti Coast woman Helen Whitfield is on a mission to save 3000 free range chickens who aren't providing enough eggs to their owner, and were destined to end up as dog food. Video, Audio

5:49 PM.Tourism, native planting, and bee keeping are all possibilities a community lead working group is waiting on government funding to explore. Video, Audio

5:45 PM.Neighbours at the Kudu Road and Preston Road intersection in Otara say they're in the dark about a drive-by shooting last night, and they've heard nothing from police. Video, Audio

5:41 PM.Nigel Murray had been charged with leading a cost cutting exercise at the DHB - now who will take responsibility for that? Does anyone want to? John Campbell investigates. Audio

5:36 PM.A 13-year-old was held in police cells overnight, and wasn't released until concerned lawyers stepped in. Hours later the charges against him were dropped. Edward Gay has more. Audio

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

5:23 PM.People enrolling to vote in NZ elections do not need ID - they never have. John Campbell investigates how you protect the system from fraud while not putting potential voters off. Video, Audio

5:19 PM.An Auckland taxi driver says he's lucky to be alive after a 2kg rock was dropped from a motorway overbridge yesterday afternoon and crashed through his windscreen. Video, Audio

5:14 PM.A senior Head Hunters gang member used a friend who worked at VTNZ to get names and addresses of nine people, and it's still not clear whether they are aware of the privacy breach. Audio

5:08 PM.Momentum is growing across the United States for a ban on bump-stock devices following Stephen Paddock's rampage which left 58 people dead and more than 500 injured. Video, Audio

5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full show here. Video