Checkpoint for Wednesday 7 October 2015

6:57 PM.The Silver Ferns netball coach, Waimarama Taumaunu, is defending her decision to again leave shooter Cathrine Latu out of the 12-women squad to take on Australia at the Constellation Cup this month. Audio

6:54 PM.The Council for Civil Liberties says while the Police should treat online threats seriously, it would not want to see heavier restrictions on anonymous internet users. Audio

6:46 PM.Otago University was thrown into chaos today in spite of police attempts to manage an anonymous online shooting threat. Audio

6:43 PM.Unions aren't dead yet. Audio

6:39 PM.The United States military has finally taken responsibility for the air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz at the weekend, calling it a mistake. Audio

6:28 PM.To Australia, where a massive bushfire near Lancefield, in central Victoria, has grown out of control. Audio

6:24 PM.Groundbreaking research out of Queensland has found that simple lifestyle changes can prevent almost a third of all cancers. Audio

6:20 PM.Two dogs are being put down and a third could suffer the same fate after they viciously attacked two women in the Hawke's Bay, leaving both with multiple puncture wounds and lacerations. Audio

6:15 PM.A former UN chief has been charged with taking more than a million dollars in bribes. Audio

6:12 PM.Major fires in the south are damaging some homes and threatening others. Audio

6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:55 PM.A survey of early childhood teachers has uncovered allegations of factory-farms for children and persistent under-staffing. Audio

5:51 PM.There is a call for more cultural strategies to be adopted across the board, to stop the rise of Maori men taking their own lives. The Maori suicide prevention community is reeling after new figures… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.A meeting between the orgnaisation leading Ngāpuhi settlement negotiations and the Crown to iron out issues has been slated by a splinter group of hapū, Te Kotahitanga; A researcher of suicide in… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Kim Dotcom's lawyer has lashed out during the internet entrepeneur's extradition hearing, accusing the United States of "secrecy bordering on deceit". Audio

5:45 PM.The latest now on search for the missing 10-year-old boy near Levin. Audio

5:43 PM.A campaign is underway to stop the Auckland Council demolishing twenty five pensioner houses to enlarge a neighbouring park. Audio

5:37 PM.The Prime Minister has flown out of Iraq in the last few hours, after spending two days at Taji Camp with the New Zealand troops who are training Iraqi security forces. Audio

5:34 PM.Air New Zealand expects its first half profit, pre-tax, to be about twice what it was last year, helped by stronger passenger numbers. Audio

5:28 PM.Otago University was thrown into chaos today in spite of police attempts to manage an anonymous online shooting threat. Audio

5:25 PM.A group campaigning for New Zealanders' rights says many people being held in Australian detention centres are suicidal after living in what they describe as war camps. Audio

5:21 PM.The search team has spent the day scowering hundreds of hectares of forest for a missing 10-year-old boy near Levin. Audio

5:15 PM.The Prime Minister has flown out of Iraq in the last few hours, after spending two days at Taji Camp with the New Zealand troops who are training Iraqi security forces. Audio

5:12 PM.Sue Smith owns the Bonnie Kinghts Motel in Mosgiel. Audio

5:07 PM.Major fires in the south damaging some homes and threatening others. Audio

5:00 PM.Major fires in the south damaging some homes and threatening others. The Prime Minister's secret visit to NZ troops in Iraq and the search for the missing 10 year old boy near Levin. Audio