Checkpoint for Thursday 14 March 2019

6:25 PM.Parents across the country are on edge as a measels outbreak affects several regions. A young family in Northland tells RNZ reporter Lois Williams about their views on immunisation. Video, Audio

6:15 PM.High profile GP Lance O'Sullivan has renewed calls for compulsory vaccinations, saying parents who don't comply should pay more tax - or have their benefits docked. Video, Audio

6:08 PM.A 47-year-old man will appear in Wellington District Court tomorrow in relation to an attack on Climate Change Minister James Shaw - his Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson says Mr Shaw was… Read more Video, Audio

5:56 PM.The Unichem Stortford Lodge in Hastings sold an $11 million winning ticket in last night's draw, bringing the total number of First Division winning tickets it's sold to 47. Our Hawke's Bay reporter… Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.It's seven years since the Black Ferns Sevens were established but it's only now that the New Zealand women's rugby side has its own home tournament. Black Fern Sevens player Niall Williams told… Read more Video, Audio

5:46 PM.Police investigating the killing of a Mangere man say he was waiting to meet a friend when he was ambushed and fatally shot over the weekend. Arthur Brown, 26, died after being shot twice shortly… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.The Secondary Principals Association is refusing to endorse tomorrow's climate change march and says students are likely to be marked down as truant if they attend the protest. Audio

5:40 PM.NZ First leader Winston Peters has weighed in in support of MP Shane Jones, who told Parliament he'd "study every single step" the SFO takes in its investigation into National Party donations. Audio

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

5:20 PM.Civil Defence is trying to figure out how it issued a false alert after it sent out a notification saying it was assessing the tsunami risk for New Zealand after a 6.6 magnitude quake recorded south… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.Canterbury GPs are having to turn patients away who aren't a priority to receive new supplies of the measles vaccine as the region's outbreak spreads to Dunedin. Audio

5:13 PM.MPs are concerned their public appearances might have to be curtailed if there are increasing threats against them. Political Editor Jane Patterson talks to Lisa Owen, following the attack on Green… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.Green Party co-leader James Shaw is nursing a black eye and lacerations to his face after an attack in Wellington today that's prompted fears over the security of our MPs. Video, Audio

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