Checkpoint for Tuesday 9 August 2011

6:54 PM.The Fisheries Minister says swift action would be taken against owners of a South Korean fishing trawler, if claims the crew were mistreated are found to be true. Audio

6:50 PM.Auckland and Waikato tangata whenua representatives say the agencies charged with looking after the Hauraki Gulf need to step up and start improving the waterway; The iwi-led Independent… Read more Audio

6:48 PM.The Department of Conservation says the death of five young kea near Arthur's Pass is suspicious. Audio

6:46 PM.People wanting to shift from Christchurch to outlying towns in Canterbury face higher costs following a jump in the value of houses outside the city. Audio

6:44 PM.The National Party is to campaign on tougher measures against benefit fraudsters in the November election. Audio

6:41 PM.An ultimatum's been issued to schools rebelling against the national standards to fall into line, or else. Audio

6:38 PM.Stock market falls around the world are sending a tough message to the US President, Barack Obama, that he needs to find solutions to the economic and financial problems which caused the Standard and… Read more Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:27 PM.Too much plastic and toxic waste, a decline in wading birds and low fish stocks are just some of the problems plaguing Auckland's Hauraki Gulf according to the latest review. Audio

6:24 PM.The fate of Christchurch's quake-hit AMI Stadium still hangs in the balance, though it's now certain the Crusaders won't play there next season. Audio

6:22 PM.Spending on more than just the bare necessities pushed up the value of electronic card purchases in July. Audio

6:16 PM.As worldwide financial markets continue to tumble, the National-led Government and Labour Opposition are sniping about which has the best policies to save the New Zealand economy from the fall-out. Audio

6:12 PM.Among the carnage wrought by arsonists have been huge fires at a furniture outlet in south London, and another at an electronics warehouse in the northern suburb of Enfield. Audio

5:55 PM.The iwi-led Independent Constitutional Working Group says a Treaty of Waitangi Commission is badly needed; Auckland and Waikato tangata whenua representatives say the agencies charged with looking… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.Road safety specialists say new figures obtained by Radio New Zealand News show truck drivers are putting the lives at risk. Audio

5:48 PM.Adidas is being sin-binned by political leaders, for its refusal to drop the price of New Zealand's Rugby World Cup jerseys. Audio

5:45 PM.One hundred steel clips used to hold the railway tracks in place have been stolen from a rail line in the Auckland suburb of Takanini. Audio

5:37 PM.Fires are still burning across London, where rioting has spread to a swathe of suburbs, and also beyond to other big British cities. Audio

5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:27 PM.Ron Don, a man famous for his long service as a rugby administrator, and infamous for championing the 1981 Springbok tour of New Zealand, has died. Audio

5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:20 PM.MPs will hold a parliamentary inquiry into the price of milk, after the National Party caucus confirmed its support this morning. Audio

5:18 PM.Tonight the New Zealand sharemarket has clawed back some of its earlier losses, after falling by four per cent at one stage this afternoon. Audio

5:15 PM.We heard briefly before from New Zealander Laura Harris who's living in Clapham Junction and she joins us again. Audio

5:11 PM.For the latest from London we're joined by the BBC's Naomi Grimley. Audio

5:00 PM.Rioters ransack parts of London and spark violence in other cities. Parliament will investigate the price of milk and one of the staunchest pro-tour campaigners dies. Audio