Checkpoint for Monday 11 June 2012

6:56 PM.The New Zealand brewer Yeastie Boys has beaten hundreds of other entries to take out the top prize at this year's Asia Beer Awards. Audio

6:53 PM.A 25-thousand dollar reward is being offered in a bid to solve the disappearance of a goldminer, who went missing on the West Coast more than two years ago. Audio

6:49 PM.A 22-year-old self-employed dairy farmer hopes his success through winning a new Maori farming award will inspire other young troubled Maori to follow their dreams; The Chairperson of Nelson's first… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.The Transport Agency has told the Government it's unlikely to meet the goal of completing most of the roads of national significance in a decade. Audio

6:37 PM.To the stories making headlines in the UK now, and our correspondent Barney Burnham starts with a proposal to make learning a second language compulsory from the age of 7. Audio

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

6:27 PM.The Professional Boxing Association says the dearth of laws covering kickboxing, cage-fighting and other martial arts is putting lives at risk. Audio

6:23 PM.Business confidence has slumped to a 15-month low. The BNZ's latest confidence survey found a net 5 percent of respondents expect the economy to be in worse shape in a year's time. Audio

6:16 PM.In Australia, there's a plan to create a network of marine parks that will make up the biggest ocean conservation area in the world. Audio

6:12 PM.Export earnings from the country's crucial dairy industry are expected to drop nine percent over the next 12 months. Audio

5:52 PM.The Wellington City Council has laid off six drainage workers and is looking at cutting a further 30 jobs as part of a major restructuring. Audio

5:49 PM.The former National MP Sandra Goudie is calling for Waikato ratepayers to oppose two Maori seats that the Regional Council is introducing at next year's election; The Chairperson of Nelson's first… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.The outgoing head of the Parole Board has labelled the fallout from Graeme Burton's murderous rampage in 2007 as his toughest time in the job. Audio

5:37 PM.Northland councils say a new marine law has stripped them of the right to charge rates for properties built over water, and they want it changed. Audio

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

5:28 PM.The Green Party is calling for the chair of ACC John Judge to be sacked. Audio

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

5:19 PM.An inquest into the death of a prisoner who was being held down by guards has been disrupted by the man's family yelling out that he was murdered. Audio

5:15 PM.The police officer who led the investigation into the death of baby boy, punched so hard his liver split, says the attacker's nine year sentence is justice for the child and his family. Audio

5:11 PM.A Wellington Jury has heard that the man accused of shooting dead the Feilding farmer, Scott Guy told a farm consultant that shotguns are untraceable. Audio

5:08 PM.Indonesian fishermen have told a court they felt they had no choice but to dump tonnes of New Zealand quota fish and work 48 hour shifts while aboard the Oyang 75 last year. Audio

5:00 PM.Evidence Indonesian fishermen were afraid and intimidated to dump tonnes of fish. A man who punched and killed a five month old baby is jailed for nine years and the Green Party calls for the chair of… Read more Audio