Checkpoint for Tuesday 2 October 2018

6:25 PM.There are calls for authorities to poison deer, after complaints the animals are running riot through Lower Hutt properties. Video, Audio

6:17 PM.While much of the damage in Rakautara is being repaired, five homeowners have been barred from repairing and occupying their properties due to a nearby cliff that is unstable. Read more Video, Audio

6:15 PM.Alosio Taimo has spent the day giving evidence in his own defence after denying a string of allegations brought by 18 boys. The charges span nearly 30 years and the youngest complainant was just… Read more Video, Audio

6:11 PM.Construction firms are being urged to take on more women and people from different ethnic backgrounds as apprentices to tackle a labour shortage. Video, Audio

6:08 PM.In a statement, Mr Ross described "personal health issues" and asked for privacy, saying as a father and husband he has to put his own health and family first. Video, Audio

5:58 PM.The discovery came during a routine inspection of the sanctuary's fences and is the first-time there's been a weasel-scare at the pest-free sanctuary in the past decade. Video, Audio

5:41 PM.Plans to double the number of flights in and out of Queenstown have been put on ice following community backlash. Video, Audio

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

5:27 PM.Bill Jaynes was on board the Air Niugini flight that crashed in the Federated States of Micronesia on Friday. He describes the ordeal to Jamie Tahana, while a body has been found in the sunken plane.

5:22 PM.An anti-vaccine billboard erected alongside Auckland's southern motorway has been pulled down less than a day after it went up following an unprecedented number of complaints to the Advertising… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.Auckland's mayor Phil Goff says police inaction is contributing to the city's rising road toll as footage emerges of cars repeatedly ignoring red lights at a central Auckland intersection. Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.One of National's frontbench MPs Jami-Lee Ross is taking sick leave from Parliament to deal what he describes as personal health issues. The exact details are being kept private - but National's… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.Secondary teachers and principals may strike after rejecting the government's pay offer less than 24 hours after the primary teachers' union announced it would vote on a second strike over its pay… Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video