Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 11 August 2015

Police investigate death of Taupo child and man charged with murder in Hamilton; Finance Minister plays down risk of recession; Palmerston North shooting highlights safety gaps - Union; Man who killed Connor Morris admits swinging a sickle; Protestors regroup at Ferguson; Greens labelled party poopers for blocking RWC bill; Japan restarts first nuclear reactor since 2011 tsunami.