Checkpoint for Monday 12 September 2011

6:53 PM.Tuhoe supporters are calling the formal withdrawal of charges against 13 people arrested during the 2007 police raids in Te Ureweras, a bitter sweet victory. Audio

6:50 PM.A Tuhoe Leader is adamant Ruatoki people caught up in the 2007 police raids and not charged will never receive a sincere apology from the government; A founder of the National Kapa Haka competition… Read more Audio

6:47 PM.What's happened to Happy Feet? Audio

6:42 PM.To London, where our correspondent Barney Burnham has the latest news from the UK. Audio

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

6:28 PM.The first two red-zoned properties in Christchurch have been bought by the Government, with eight more sales to be completed this week. Audio

6:24 PM.New Zealand Oil and Gas will initially receive just over 41 million dollars as part of the insurance settlement over Pike River Coal. Audio

6:21 PM.One of the only remaining New Zealand Olympians from the 1948 London Games was honoured at Wellington's Olympic Museum today. Audio

6:18 PM.The IRB's tournament director of the Rugby World Cup - Kit McConnell - is on the line now from Auckland. Audio

6:14 PM.A day of meetings about Auckland's Rugby World cup transport debacle has still not sorted out how things will be fixed in time for upcoming games. Audio

6:10 PM.A payout deal is being offered to scores of unsecured creditors still owed millions of dollars from the Pike River mine disaster. Audio

6:07 PM.The Royal Commission investigating the Pike River mine disaster has heard that the day before the fatal explosion a safety co-ordinator reported that an emergency phone wasn't working but was told not… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.A teenager who survived a crash that killed three people has told about riding in a car that the Crown says was deliberately driven into the path of an oncoming bus. Audio

5:48 PM.A founder of the National Kapa Haka competition, Te Matatini, is criticising the Prime Minister for not using Te Reo Maori at the opening of the Rugby World Cup on Friday; A Tuhoe leader is adamant… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The Australian Sam Stosur might have won her first grand slam title at the US Open but the ugly antics of her opponent Serena Williams are also making headlines. Audio

5:37 PM.A payout deal is at last being offered to scores of small West Coast firms still collectively owed millions from the Pike River disaster. Audio

5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:29 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.The Auckland council met behind closed doors this afternoon, hearing from the rail company Veolia about how trains stalled on Friday, disrupting travel for thousands of people. Audio

5:16 PM.Another fan caught up in a terrifying crush of people on Auckland's waterfront on Friday says organisers have no excuse for what happened. Audio

5:13 PM.A day of meetings about Auckland's Rugby World cup transport debacle has still not sorted out what exactly went wrong or how it will be fixed. Audio

5:08 PM.The Royal Commission investigating the Pike River mine disaster has heard that the day before the fatal explosion a safety co-ordinator reported that an emergency phone wasn't working but was told not… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.We hear the 111 call made an hour after the Pike River explosion and no answers yet for fans who didn't make it to Eden Park on time. Audio