Checkpoint for Tuesday 13 November 2012

6:56 PM.A Feilding-based personal trainer has been sentenced to home detention for filing false tax returns which included expenditure claims for items such as gym memberships, clothes and a jet ski. Audio

6:54 PM.The European Union is freezing its carbon emissions tax on airlines, just 11 months after it was introduced. Audio

6:51 PM.Christchurch police have recaptured two high-risk offenders who escaped from a residential unit last week, and have been hiding out in the Arthur's Pass national park. Audio

6:47 PM.A Christchurch Maori language school threatened with the prospect of a merger has launched an investigation into what effect the amalgamation would have on the wider community; A leading Maori tourism… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.Opponents of a so-called super brothel in central Auckland fear the council has already made up its mind about letting the contentious project go ahead. Audio

6:41 PM.The Government has been forced to again defend its decision not to sign up to an extension of the global treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Audio

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

6:27 PM.A new study shows many people are missing out on free prescriptions. Audio

6:24 PM.News from the business sector. Audio

6:20 PM.Consumer groups are urging people to challenge Wellington Electricity's plans to up power prices to pay for earthquake strengthening. Audio

6:17 PM.Child Poverty campaigners are calling for MPs to set aside party differences and support moves to feed school children in New Zealand's poorest communities. Audio

6:13 PM.Joanne McCarthy is a Newcastle Herald reporter who is credited with putting child sex abuse and the need for a royal commission on to the national stage with numerous front page stories over several… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.The New Zealand Catholic church says it may look into an Australian paedophile priest who sexually abused a girl when he was sent to this country in the 1980s. Audio

5:51 PM.A Christchurch Maori language school threatened with the prospect of a merger has launched an investigation into what effect the amalgamation would have on the wider community; Local landmarks and… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.The Social Development Minister, Paula Bennett, has told parliament there are jobs going for those who are looking for work, even if the job market is tough. Audio

5:44 PM.FBI agents appear to have renewed their investigation into David Petraeus and his extramarital affair with Paula Broadwell that led to him resigning as director of the CIA. Audio

5:37 PM.Miners at the country's biggest opencast coalmine will vote shortly on cutting their hours to save the State-owned operator 32 million dollars. Audio

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

5:28 PM.Renewed speculation about his leadership has been rejected by Labour leader David Shearer, and his fellow MPs have rallied around him. Audio

5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:21 PM.The jury in the JJ Lawrence murder trial will resume it's deliberations again tomorrow morning. Audio

5:16 PM.Archbishop John Dew, the President of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, joins us. Audio

5:07 PM.The Archbishop of Sydney has accused the media of a "persistent campaign" against the Catholic Church, in the wake of Julia Gillard calling the most comprehensive inquiry into child sexual abuse in… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Australia's catholic church objects to being singled out for sexual abuse. The jury in the Auckland toddler murder case considers its verdict and Labour's David Shearer rejects speculation about his… Read more Audio