Checkpoint for Tuesday 17 April 2012

6:47 PM.An investment advisor to Maori businesses and trusts says the loss of nearly 20-million dollars in investments by Taranaki iwi, Ngati Tama isn't a reflection on the investment strategies of most Iwi… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.The number of flights between China and New Zealand could triple under a new agreement reached by the two countries. Audio

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

6:28 PM.The latest shopper stats show chocolate biscuits are getting cheaper. Audio

6:25 PM.Police in Sydney say a turf war between the Nomads and Hell's Angels bikie gangs is behind a spate of overnight shootings in the city. Audio

6:23 PM.Shares in the digital board book maker, Diligent, have surged more than 5% to $3.69 after the firm more than doubled its first quarter sales. Audio

6:15 PM.The sensitive issue of trade obstacles has been skirted round by the Prime Minister, John Key, after he met with Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudohoyono in Jakarta this afternoon. Audio

6:08 PM.The Parole Board has issued a final, stark warning about Stewart Murray Wilson and the chances he'll go back to raping women and girls as soon as he's out of jail in September. Audio

5:55 PM.Scores of schools in remote places, as well as rural hospitals, are covered by new contracts awarded in the rollout of high-speed internet. Audio

5:51 PM.Australia's Prime Minister has confirmed the country's troops will be pulling out of Afghanistan earlier than planned. Audio

5:47 PM.A small Northland school says the Ministry of Education is closing its senior classes without giving it the chance to fix problems; An investment advisor to Maori businesses and trusts says the loss… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The Prime Minister John Key has reiterated he has no problem with SkyCity's plan to install more gaming machines at its Auckland casino. Audio

5:40 PM.A ship surveyor has outlined numerous failings on a Korean fishing boat which sank off the South Island, with five crew and the captain dying. Audio

5:37 PM.Some of the country's most notorious prison inmates will soon be waiting longer to get a parole hearing. Audio

5:37 PM.More now on the changes to parole board hearings - that the wait for some of the country's most notorious inmates will soon become longer. Audio

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

5:26 PM.Wheel clampers face having to smarten up their act after the Government moved today to step in. Audio

5:23 PM.A 62-year-old accountant who was the only one of the four Bridgecorp directors to change his plea to guilty has been sentenced to two years in prison. Audio

5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:12 PM.More than a year after the Transport Agency gave a convicted paedophile a licence to drive a school bus it still hasn't finished checking whether the staff member at fault might have done it more than… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.A man has been dragged out from under a truck that protesters have been trying to stop carting away a state house in the Auckland suburb of Glen Innes. Audio

5:07 PM.The Parole Board has issued a final, stark warning about Stewart Murray Wilson and the chances he'll go straight back to raping women and girls as soon as he's out of jail in September. Audio

5:00 PM.A final, stark warning about a serial rapist due for release. Protesters lie down to stop a truck carting away an Auckland state house and wheel clampers - the Government steps in. Audio