Checkpoint for Wednesday 3 August 2011

6:51 PM.Almost 400 families have been evicted from state houses, over the last three years, for lying about their income and more than half of those have been kicked out in the last 12 months. Audio

6:48 PM.A kaumatua who helped set up iwi social services around the country says a former Ngapuhi social welfare boss should have been jailed for defrauding a tribe; A Northland principal says her school will… Read more Audio

6:39 PM.There were renewed warnings today that the government might need to cut its early childhood subsidies in order to direct more funding to poor and at risk families. Audio

6:36 PM.A parliamentary select committee's been told more and more homeless people are having to pay too much to stay for too long in rundown boarding houses. Audio

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

6:25 PM.Rescuing Happy Feet, the emperor penguin that's made international headlines, has been a waste of time and money according to a Wellington biologist. Audio

6:22 PM.The Financial Markets Authority says NZX did not breach disclosure rules about the performance of its Australian-based grain exchange. Audio

6:16 PM.Locals who live near a major Defence Forces munitions store where security's been compromised are pushing for quick action to make it secure. Audio

6:13 PM.The Green Party has come up with a one billion dollar plan to lift one hundred thousand children out of poverty by 2014. Audio

6:09 PM.The ASB has become the first of the big trading banks to roll out across-the-board increases in fixed home mortgage rates. Audio

5:58 PM.The Eden Park Trust is showing off the revamped grounds for the Rugby World Cup. Audio

5:54 PM.ACC wants ski field operators to tell skiers and snowboarders to be physically fit and to warm-up before heading up the mountain, in a bid to slash the multi-million dollar cost of skiing injuries. Audio

5:51 PM.A kaumatua who helped set up iwi social services around the country says a former Ngapuhi social welfare boss should have been jailed for defrauding a tribe; The principal of a Northland school says… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.Central Otago has again been rated worst for air pollution for the fourth year in a row. Audio

5:43 PM.A thief has exposed inadequate security at a major Defence Forces munitions stores where millions of dollars of upgrading was recommended but has not been done. Audio

5:40 PM.The Prime Minister and the Labour Party leader went head to head in Parliament today over who is responsible for the growing gap between the rich and poor. Audio

5:36 PM.A second senior military officer is under scrutiny over alcohol amid suggestions the Defence Force has a risky booze culture. Audio

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

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

5:28 PM.A large part of what's thought to be Alfred Hitchcock's earliest surviving film has been discovered in Wellington. Audio

5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:18 PM.Barely months after cutting tax incentives for KiwiSaver the National-led Government is now considering further changes which could cost it up to one billion dollars. Audio

5:14 PM.The meningococcal health scare in Canterbury appears to have been contained. Audio

5:07 PM.Inadequate security has been exposed at a major Defence Forces munitions stores where millions of dollars of upgrading was recommended but has not been done. Audio

5:00 PM.Defence force bullets fall into the wrong hands because of poor security. The meningococcal health scare appears to be contained and the earliest surviving Hitchcock film surfaces in New Zealand. Audio