Checkpoint for Thursday 2 August 2018

6:21 PM.A law professor says 3D firearms are not yet a threat to New Zealand, but could be as technology evolves. Audio

6:08 PM.A would-be home owner at Union Green apartments, which was being built by the now folded Ebert Construction, says he's lost complete trust in the devlopment. Audio

5:49 PM.A nurse who lives in the staff accommodation at Taranaki Base Hospital has described how residents feared a gunman had entered the building after shots were fired outside in the car park. Audio

5:44 PM.At-risk children are having to wait months for court-ordered reports detailing the outcomes of investigations into abuse and neglect - or for family group conferences to take place. Audio

5:38 PM.A Christchurch construction company placed into voluntary liquidation on Tuesday has left workers out of a job and creditors out of pocket. Audio