Checkpoint for Wednesday 11 April 2012

6:56 PM.More now on the South Auckland man who took a wheel clamping company to court and won. Audio

6:53 PM.Groups representing secondary principals and teachers are disappointed critical information about Wanganui Collegiate's bid to become a state school is being kept under wraps. Audio

6:48 PM.Members of the Moerewa community in Northland are organising a march through the town on Friday, to support whanau affected by a dispute between the meat company AFFCO and the Meatworkers Union; The… Read more Audio

6:42 PM.Interest rates on term deposits rose at their fastest pace in nearly two years in March. Audio

6:39 PM.Samoan language teachers are calling on the Government to do more to save New Zealand's third most common language from a slow death. Audio

6:36 PM.The Government says the extra spending on consultants is not a blowout and the increase in the last three years is actually less than the rate of inflation. Audio

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

6:27 PM.The listed engineering consultancy firm Opus International will focus on expanding into developing countries and looking for non-government business as it faces further uncertainty in its main… Read more Audio

6:24 PM.The wife of one of China's most controversial politicians has been detained over the suspected murder of a British businessman. Audio

6:18 PM.Christchurch City Councillors have voted for a seven and a half percent rates rise, but it won't go ahead till ratepayers have had their say. Audio

6:14 PM.Business confidence has shot up despite a lacklustre economic recovery. Audio

6:11 PM.The Productivity Commission has beefed up its call for more to be done to help community housing groups deal with a looming wave of state housing refugees. Audio

6:07 PM.The Government will veto a Labour party Bill to almost double the amount of paid parental leave to six months, which the Finance Minister says is unaffordable. Audio

5:57 PM.The police say they're following several leads to find out who mailed a letter containing white powder in Wellington this morning. Audio

5:54 PM.A South Auckland man who took on a wheel clamping company and won, is urging other clamping victims to also fight back in court. Audio

5:49 PM.Members of the Moerewa community in Northland are organising a march through the town on Friday, to support whanau affected by a dispute between the meat company AFFCO and the Meatworkers Union; The… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.The acclaimed actor, artist, designer and director, Grant Tilly, has died in Wellington today, aged 74. Audio

5:40 PM.In the US, Rick Santorum has ended his improbable run for the White House clearing the way for Mitt Romney to take on Barack Obama in November's presidential election. Audio

5:38 PM.Four people have been charged with kidnapping a South Auckland woman to ransom her. Audio

5:35 PM.An upcoming military exercise between New Zealand and the United States - the first of its kind in more than a quarter of a century - is being seen as a further signal of the United States' renewed… Read more Audio

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

5:27 PM.A group of Chinese asylum seekers are meeting with immigration officials in Darwin right now to decide if they'll stay put, or carry on to New Zealand. Audio

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

5:20 PM.The Meat Workers' Union's National Secretary Dave Eastlake has been listening to that, and is with us. Audio

5:16 PM.The Serious Fraud Office is looking into a complaint from the AFFCO meat company that millions of dollars of union fees are disappearing into a black hole. Audio

5:09 PM.The Government says it will probably veto a Labour party Bill to almost double the amount of paid parental leave to six months. Audio

5:00 PM.The government will veto Labour's bill to extend paid parental leave. The AFFCO meat company claims millions of dollars of union fees are disappearing into a black hole and asylum seekers are meeting… Read more Audio