Checkpoint for Wednesday 10 October 2012

6:54 PM.To the US now, where the former Pennsylvania State University football coach, Jerry Sandusky, will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars for sexually abusing at-risk boys. Audio

6:51 PM.A new plan has been unveiled spelling out who should pay to deliver electricity around the country and how much. Audio

6:47 PM.An Eastern Bay of Plenty iwi collective which relates back to the Mataatua canoe, plan to tell the Prime Minister about their rights to water, when he visits Whakatane tomorrow; Te Ruapekapeka Trust… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.Rugby fans in Wellington have been up close and personal today with all three major championship cups won by the world champion All Blacks. Audio

6:42 PM.A Dunedin beneficiary group is calling on Work and Income to drop its appeal against an unemployed man who won a big payout. Audio

6:38 PM.It has been revealed today that Google has not destroyed all information collected from unsecured Wi-Fi networks during its street view filming in New Zealand. Audio

6:36 PM.The Labour Party has welcomed the halving of the deficit to nine-point-two billion dollars in the year to the end of June. Audio

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

6:27 PM.Shares in Steel and Tube have fallen 8% to $2.22 each after its Australian majority owner sold its stake. Audio

6:22 PM.To Australia now, where politicians are trading blows over the extraordinary departue of the Speaker Peter Slipper. Audio

6:17 PM.The police are poised to cut up to 45 more backroom jobs on top of the 125 non-sworn positions that have already gone. Audio

6:09 PM.New houses going up on Christchurch's low lying flood plains may have to be built on higher foundations. Audio

5:53 PM.The Teachers Council is investigating the principal of a Far North school for not stopping his deputy principal from having sleepovers, during which he sexually abused boys. Audio

5:50 PM.An Eastern Bay of Plenty iwi collective which relates back to the Mataatua canoe, plan to tell the Prime Minister, John Key, about their rights to water, when he visits Whakatane tomorrow; A meeting… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Supporters of victims of crime are horrified Crown Law has almost spent more defending a claim for compensation than the amount of money being sought by the victim. Audio

5:42 PM.Canada has become the latest country to hint it will exclude the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei from helping to build a secure government communications network. Audio

5:37 PM.People caught with banned party pills or synthetic cannabis will be fined up to 300-dollars from next August and the manufacturers of so-called legal highs will also have to pay hefty fees to have… Read more Audio

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

5:27 PM.Police officers and staff in Christchurch, who have been called the heroes of the February 2011 earthquake, have been honored today for their actions including a daring crane rescue. Audio

5:24 PM.A jury has returned guilty verdicts against two men accused of confronting a couple in their Silverstream home and making off with jewellery and between 50 and 80 thousand dollars cash. Audio

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

5:12 PM.The Government has halved its operating deficit, excluding gains and losses, to nine-point-two billion dollars in the year to the end of June. Audio

5:07 PM.People caught with banned party pills or synthetic cannabis will be fined up to 300-dollars from next August and the manufacturers of so-called legal highs will also have to pay hefty fees to have… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.New higher costs for legal highs. The government's books take a turn for the better and Christchurch heroes are honoured. Audio