Checkpoint for Tuesday 23 August 2011

6:55 PM.Businesses and analysts surveyed by the Reserve Bank are picking inflation is becoming less of a problem for the economy. Audio

6:51 PM.Export or perish - that was the message to businesses at an economic forum in Nelson this afternoon. Audio

6:47 PM.An executive chair of the New Zealand Maori Council, Maanu Paul, questions what's been achieved by those who say he's been sacked; The Maori organic movement says Fonterra's decision to dump half of… Read more Audio

6:41 PM.Insurance cover has been cancelled for Christchurch's historic Arts Centre and its Catholic Cathedral which were both badly damaged in the February earthquake. Audio

6:39 PM.Federated Farmers says Fonterra is either incompetent, or is misleading farmers, over its decision to cut back organic milk production. Audio

6:35 PM.More now on the plans announced today that could extend gold and silver mining in Waihi until at least 2020. Audio

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

6:27 PM.The road show selling the plan to rebuild Christchurch has kicked off today, giving locals the chance to see in detail what the new central city will look like. Audio

6:23 PM.News from the business sector. Audio

6:19 PM.Prosecutors in New York have asked a judge to drop all the sexual assault and attempted rape charges against the former International Monetary Fund director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Audio

6:16 PM.Official figures show some of the schools refusing to use the national standards in reading, writing and maths are giving in to government pressure. Audio

6:13 PM.The elderly guardian of a school girl has escaped conviction in a court case over the child's repeated truancy. Audio

5:55 PM.More now on the coroner's findings on the accidental police shooting of a teenager, on Auckland's north-western motorway. Audio

5:52 PM.An in-house fight has broken out at the New Zealand Maori Council, after one of its senior figures was expelled for speaking publicly; A pioneer in the retention of the Maori language has died at the… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.The government has announced the terms of reference for what it says will be a comprehensive inquiry into the treatment of workers on board foreign charter fishing vessels. Audio

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

5:27 PM.Gold and silver mining in Waihi could continue until at least 2020. Audio

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

5:22 PM.The final squad's been named but will they make the final? Audio

5:18 PM.For the first time in New Zealand, pepper spray has been unleashed in prison. Audio

5:12 PM.A coroner has questioned the experience of the armed police officer, who shot and killed a teenager by mistake, during a stand-off with a gunman on Auckland's north-western motorway. Audio

5:00 PM.Rebel forces seize control of large parts of the Libyan capital. Did the officer who shot dead a teenager by mistake lack experience and the World Cup All Black squad is named. Audio