Checkpoint for Wednesday 11 July 2012

6:52 PM.Secondary principals say there is no crisis in the achievement levels of year 9 and 10 students, despite a report from the Education Review Office describing the first two years of high school as… Read more Audio

6:48 PM.South Taranaki iwi are mourning the death of the Patea Maori Club Chairman; In Christchurch Ngai Tahu people are mourning the death of the respected kuia, Maruhaeremuri Stirling, who died this week; A… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.An unmanned drone is being used in the fight to save some of the country's most threatened species, such as the world's rarest dolphin - the Maui Dolphin. Audio

6:36 PM.The Police have today revealed the body of a woman found near a Wellington running track on Monday, had minor injuries. Audio

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

6:22 PM.The decision by two shipping lines to pull out of the Port of Timaru is being labelled short sighted by local exporters. Audio

6:19 PM.The heatwave sweeping the United States may help bolster global commodity prices for beef and dairy farmers in New Zealand. Audio

6:13 PM.A retired airline pilot has told a court that a Pacific Blue pilot did not break the law and was within his rights to fly out of Queenstown close to a night-time curfew. Audio

6:10 PM.An iwi has told the Waitangi Tribunal's water rights hearing that Maori could be grand kaitiaki or guardians of rivers - for the benefit of all New Zealanders. Audio

5:54 PM.To Australia now, where the Federal Government's being told to pay compensation to victims of sexual abuse in the Defence Force rather than order a royal commission. Audio

5:51 PM.The Chairman of Ngati Ruanui iwi in South Taranaki says the death of the Patea Maori Club Chairman, is a sad loss for Maoridom especially the kapa haka community; In Christchurch members of Ngai Tahu… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.Also today, the hunt is on for more than two hundred students from China after a mass visa scam was uncovered. Audio

5:43 PM.One staff member has resigned and discliplinary action is being taken against several others within Immigration New Zealand, for misusing client records. Audio

5:38 PM.Timaru's mayor is blaming Fonterra for two shipping lines pulling out of the district's port, resulting in the loss of about 50 jobs. Audio

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

5:28 PM.Thirteen children had to be rushed out of a Kaikohe Childcare centre this morning, when the building caught fire. Audio

5:26 PM.The body of a woman has been found in a quake-damaged house in eastern Christchurch and the police are treating her death as suspicious. Audio

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

5:18 PM.A doctor's bid to return to work despite claims by her colleagues that she's putting patients at risk, has been denied. Audio

5:14 PM.The Maori Party is going back to its members to ask if it should stick with the Government or end its support deal. Audio

5:07 PM.Tonight authorities are hunting for more than two hundred students from China who've arrived in New Zealand illegally using false documents to gain visas. Audio

5:00 PM.The search for more than two hundred students from China who are in New Zealand illegally. Will the Maori Party stick with the Government or end its support deal? And children flee a burning daycare… Read more Audio