Checkpoint for Tuesday 14 June 2011

6:58 PM.Karin Hofmans lives in Sumner - but she's homeless at the moment and doesn't think she'll be going back to the house she rents. Audio

6:57 PM.Locals in parts of Christchurch have today once again been digging out mud and silt from their sections and homes. Audio

6:53 PM.International donors have pledged four-point-three-billion u.s. dollars in extra funding for the immunisation of millions of the world's poorest children. Audio

6:50 PM.A Te Puke kiwifruit co-operative is advising growers in the area to steer clear of new varieties of the fruit, because of the presence of the vine-killing disease, PSA. Audio

6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:41 PM.A U.S state governor has written to President Barack Obama pointing out the hyprocisy of attempts by free trade negotiators to crack down on drug buying agencies such as Pharmac. Audio

6:39 PM.The Earthquake Commission and the Insurance Council are going to the High Court for a ruling on who's responsible for 10-thousand claims from the earlier Canterbury earthquakes. Audio

6:37 PM.More from Christchurch now, and the Education Minister says liquefaction is causing a major problem for six or seven schools in the eastern suburbs. Audio

6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:24 PM.The International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations thinks airlines not flying because of ash in the air are being ultra conservative. Audio

6:21 PM.The rural services firm, PGG Wrightson, says it now doesn't need to own a finance arm, and it'll do better to concentrate on its bread and butter of providing agricultural goods and services to… Read more Audio

6:18 PM.Some Christchurch people could be in for a long wait to repair their homes after new damage being inflicted by yesterday's major quakes. Audio

6:12 PM.The police have quit their search for Brett Hall, who hasn't been seen for more than two weeks since going missing from his Whanganui lifestyle block. Audio

6:07 PM.The Government has a clear picture of what areas of Christchurch cannot be rebuilt because of earthquake damage but will not reveal them yet. Audio

5:55 PM.Falling carbon dioxide levels at the Pike River mine mean re-entry will begin by the end of the month if authorities give approval. Audio

5:52 PM.Defence lawyers have blamed a secret witness for murdering a man with a hammer in Wellington last year. Audio

5:49 PM.The financial markets are factoring in a slower recovery in the New Zealand economy as a result of the latest Christchurch aftershocks. Audio

5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:42 PM.A director of the collapsed company Nathans Finance says he was so worried about the level of lending to the parent company, he considered resigning. Audio

5:38 PM.People in the suburb of Burwood have spent the day shovelling out the huge amounts of mud and silt which have again swamped their streets. Audio

5:35 PM.An elderly man died as a result of the quakes in Christchurch yesterday, which damaged six resthomes. Audio

5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:27 PM.Frustration is building for air travellers after three days of cancellations of some international and domestic flights due to the volcanic eruption in Chile. Audio

5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:21 PM.The level of care at retirement villages has come under scrutiny by Wellington's Coroner who is investigating the death of a man who lay dead for more than a week at one. Audio

5:15 PM.While many Christchurch residents are uncertain of their future, questions are also being asked about the shaking up of the entire country's economic prospects. Audio

5:11 PM.We're joined by the Christchurch earthquake recovery authority head Roger Sutton. Audio

5:08 PM.A decision is imminent about which parts of Christchurch will be abandoned, but the Government isn't saying just when it will be revealed. Audio

5:00 PM.A decision's close on abandoning parts of quake hit Christchurch. An inquest hears how a man lay dead in a resthome for more than a week and ash in the skies, frustration on the ground - still it goes… Read more Audio