Checkpoint for Wednesday 27 July 2011

6:47 PM.Tributes are being paid to the national president of the Maori Women's Welfare League, Meagan Joe, who has died at the age of 58; The head of a mental health service in Rotorua says an idea to bury… Read more Audio

6:42 PM.Recycled rubbish is being used to combat pollution in a lake near Rotorua. Audio

6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:27 PM.The mayor of Afghanistan's southern city Kandahar has been killed by a suicide bomber. Audio

6:24 PM.Confidence is continuing to climb, as firms become more optimistic about their prospects. Audio

6:18 PM.The lawyer for a tetraplegic who is owed almost two million dollars by the ACC, fears the corporation will now try to avoid paying up by appealing the decision. Audio

6:08 PM.One the Government's most controversial ideas to help fight child abuse has resurfaced. Audio

5:57 PM.A Maori leader who's had three nieces and nephews commit suicide says they shouldn't be singled out in the way an MP is suggesting. Audio

5:53 PM.The coroner's court has heard there was confusion over the whereabouts of the notorious murderer and rapist, Taffy Hotene, shortly before he was found dead in Whanganui Prison. Audio

5:50 PM.The national president of the Maori Women's Welfare League, Meagan Joe, has died; A Bay of Plenty volunteer community worker says a hard-line approach to preventing suicide won't work for Maori; Eel… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.A navy flotilla off Somalia commanded by a New Zealand Captain has intercepted a pirate boat that had a merchant ship in its sights. Audio

5:41 PM.The director of the failed finance company National Finance has been found guilty of defrauding investors of three-and a half million dollars. Audio

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

5:28 PM.The organisers of the Rowing World Champs are being blamed for a budget blowout which cost taxpayers more than 2 million dollars. Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:20 PM.The 250 skiers stranded overnight on Mount Lyford have made their way down the mountain. Audio

5:16 PM.An investor in the failed finance company National Finance wants its director sent to jail for at least 5 years after being convicted of defrauding investors of three-and a half million dollars. Audio

5:11 PM.The Green Paper says the government could move money into programmes where there's strong evidence they work and also suggests high risk families have priority access to services such as mental health… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.One the Government's most controversial ideas to help fight child abuse has resurfaced. Audio

5:00 PM.A controversial idea for fighting child abuse resurfaces, another finance company director is exposed as a fraudster and explosives clear the way for Canterbury's stranded skiers to get down. Audio