Checkpoint for Tuesday 11 December 2012

6:56 PM.To the US now, where lawyers for the man accused of the deadly Colorado cinema shooting are planning to subpoena the journalist who first revealed he'd sent his psychiatrist a notebook containing… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.The National Party MP, Tau Henare, is dropping his bid to be the next Speaker of the House, claiming the Maori Party has reneged on a deal to support him. Audio

6:46 PM.The Maori Council has lost its High Court bid to stop government's plan to sell shareholdings in some state owned power hydro stations; The Maori Council says it's considering the decision - and is… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.School principals are furious about new problems with the school payroll system, Novopay. Audio

6:35 PM.One of two residential special needs schools the Government decided to close, has won the right to stay open. Audio

6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:27 PM.A witness has told the court it appeared one of the accused was bragging and showing off when she saw him after an attack of a Radio New Zealand journalist in central Wellington last year. Audio

6:24 PM.One of the larger international energy explorers, Anadarko, expects to spend up to 100-million US dollars looking for oil and gas in the Pegasus Basin of the coast of Taranaki . Audio

6:19 PM.A sacked Nelson resthome manager who told residents they were animals and joked they would be given jellimeat for dinner has lost her case that she was unjustifiably dismissed. Audio

6:14 PM.An Associate Professor of law at Canterbury University Chris Gallavin says the whole Bain report business is remarkable. Audio

6:09 PM.The Justice Minister says a report the Government commissioned from a top overseas judge on whether David Bain should get compensation doesn't have its facts straight and wouldn't stand up to… Read more Audio

5:51 PM.A man accused of helping organise a "people smuggling boat" that sank killing hundreds of people, is fighting extradition to Australia to face charges. Audio

5:48 PM.The Maori Council has lost its High Court bid to stop government's plan to sell shareholdings in some state owned power hydro stations; The Maori Council says it's considering the decision - and is… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.A former Chief Prosecutor of the Serious Fraud Office, who pleaded guilty to forgery charges, has escaped conviction because she was suffering severe psychological side effects from a fertility drug. Audio

5:42 PM.A Kapiti bar near where two young men were killed earlier this year has lost its liquor licence. Audio

5:39 PM.10 oil and gas exploration permits have been granted to international and local companies, which could bring in more than three quarters of a billion dollars. Audio

5:34 PM.The notorious rapist Stewart Murray Wilson will continue to live rent-free on the grounds of Whanganui Prison, but won't be at midnight mass this Christmas nor will he be found behind the wheel of a… Read more Audio

5:31 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:26 PM.Brendan Horan, was back in the House today, where he took a swipe at his former leader Winston Peters in the debate. Audio

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

5:18 PM.The Christchurch City Council has accepted it was wrong in signing off the building permit for the fatally flawed CTV office block and is prepared for any legal action against it. Audio

5:15 PM.The Maori Council and Waikato iwi have lost their High Court challenge over water rights but are promising to appeal. Audio

5:10 PM.David Bain's friend and supporter Joe Karam says today's developments are a blow to natural justice. Audio

5:07 PM.The Justice Minister says the Bain report by the retired Canadian judge is being peer reviewed because its assumptions are based on errors of fact, not because she's shopping around for another… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.The Government claims factual errors in the Bain compensation report. The Maori Council loses its High Court challenge over water rights and Brendan Horan is back in the house and swiping at Winston… Read more Audio