Checkpoint for Monday 26 September 2011

6:55 PM.Telecom shareholders say they have been given no choice but to support a plan to split the company up. Audio

6:51 PM.A Wellington trust is refusing to bail out its company, EnergySmart, which has gone into liquidation - despite having 30 million dollars in assets. Audio

6:47 PM.The husband of the late Maori Queen has been given an honourable and rare burial to recognise the huge support he gave to his late wife; The Ngai Tahu leader, Mark Solomon, is questioning why there… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.About three hundred students are now at the Auckland Central Police Station . Audio

6:39 PM.To London, where our correspondent Barney Burnham has the latest news from the UK. Audio

6:36 PM.The ACT Party appears in disarray with its leader being contradicted by other party figures and its deputy leader set to retire from politics. Audio

6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:26 PM.Police have moved in to stop protest action by students at Auckland university. Audio

6:23 PM.A Tauranga-based childcare company, Kidicorp, plans to purchase the 124 ABC Learning centres in New Zealand. Audio

6:19 PM.Sir Michael Fay's bid for the 16 Crafar dairy farms has been turned down by the receivers, KordaMentha. Audio

6:17 PM.Police have moved in to break up the protest on the top floor of the Auckland University's business school. Audio

6:14 PM.The receiver for two of property developer Terry Serepisos' companies says today's bankruptcy comes as no surprise. Audio

6:08 PM.With time running out for the Government to pass the police surveillance Bill under urgency, it's bowed to the demands of the Labour and Act parties, and will now hold select committee hearings. Audio

5:59 PM.Scores of protesting students have locked themselves in on the top floor of the Auckland University's business school. Audio

5:57 PM.Air New Zealand has moved to cut the price of airfares on the Wellington to Queenstown route as its rival Jetstar today announced it will begin flying directly between the two centres. Audio

5:54 PM.Plans are afoot in Auckland for a public screening of the Warriors NRL grand final game on Sunday. Audio

5:47 PM.The Ngai Tahu leader, Mark Solomon, is questioning why there are limited, if any, policy guidelines for oil and gas drilling in New Zealand waters; Thousands of people attended the tangi for the… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.The embattled Wellington businessman, Terry Serepisos, has been declared bankrupt by the High Court. Audio

5:39 PM.A 62-year-old New Zealand skipper who was missing in the Atlantic Ocean has sailed into a port in Ireland - and can't understand what all the fuss is about. Audio

5:36 PM.The ACT Party appears in disarray with its leader being contradicted by other party figures and its deputy leader set to retire from politics. Audio

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

5:27 PM.Scores of protesting students have locked themselves in on the top floor of the Auckland University's business school. Audio

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

5:20 PM.An 82-year-old woman is the latest victim of a meningococcal outbreak in Northland. Audio

5:16 PM.There are signs the turmoil sweeping financial markets is feeding through to demand for New Zealand's exports. Audio

5:13 PM.Listening to that is the Law Society's criminal law spokesperson, Jonathan Krebs. Audio

5:07 PM.With time running out for the Government to pass the police surveillance Bill under urgency, it's bowed to the demands of the Labour and Act parties, and will now hold select committee hearings. Audio

5:00 PM.A win for Labour and Act win on the surveillance Bill. Turmoil on the financial markets starts to hit New Zealand's exports and Auckland University students lock themselves in, in protest. Audio