Checkpoint for Tuesday 26 February 2013

6:56 PM.Nelson City Council has approved plans to develop a tougher new alcohol policy with its neighbours in the top of the South Island. Audio

6:50 PM.The Wellington Phoenix says coach Ricki Herbert was not pushed out of the job despite the club's horror season. Audio

6:47 PM.The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, is downplaying her treatment at Te Matatini when the crowds heckled and booed her on stage in Rotorua; A former editor of the New Zealand Herald, Gavin Ellis… Read more Audio

6:39 PM.A Christchurch primary school says they will be sending a strong warning to their pupils about the danger of swallowing unidentifiable pills, after 12 students were taken to hospital this morning. Audio

6:36 PM.The Prime Minister has corrected a claim he made to Parliament last week that SkyCity Entertainment had reached a deal to buy land from Television New Zealand in Auckland. Audio

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

6:24 PM.The half year profit of the listed wine company Delegat has rebounded with global sales increasing, despite higher exchange rates. Audio

6:19 PM.Water restrictions are in place across Northland and the Government's expected to announce a drought relief package for farmers in the region in the coming days. Audio

6:13 PM.A man who murdered his wife with a hatchet is questioning a Parole Board decision to keep him in prison. Audio

6:10 PM.The man leading the campaign to recover the bodies of the 29 Pike River miners now accepts that the job is more difficult than he thought and it will take more time. Audio

6:07 PM.The Principal's Federation says twenty three administration staff have now resigned, fed-up of dealing with the error-ridden Novopay system. Audio

5:56 PM.The group trying work out what New Zealanders think about the constitution say the biggest challenge is that many don't know what a constitution is. Audio

5:53 PM.Trade Unions say a 25 cent an hour increase in the minimum wage is both cynical and insulting and will do nothing to improve the living standards of the country's lowest paid workers. Audio

5:49 PM.A long-awaited trial about America's largest offshore oil spill has started in New Orleans with prosectors accusing BP of letting greed triumph over safety. Audio

5:46 PM.The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, is downplaying her treatment at Te Matatini when the crowds heckled and booed her on stage in Rotorua; A former editor of the New Zealand Herald, Gavin Ellis… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Water restrictions are in place across Northland and the Government's expected to announce a drought relief package for farmers in the region in the coming days. Audio

5:35 PM.A child has come down with Legionnaire's Disease at Starship Children's Hospital in Auckland. Audio

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

5:25 PM.A multi-million dollar methamphetamine bust in New Zealand and Canada, has also turned up a huge cannabis growing operation on Auckland's North Shore. Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:20 PM.The Finance Minister, Bill English, has conceded that the Government might not earn as much as initially expected from its partial asset sales programme. Audio

5:16 PM.Phil Darkins is an organiser for Actors' Equity. Audio

5:07 PM.New papers on the Hobbit dispute reveal the Government came under intense pressure to do a deal to ensure the movies were made in New Zealand. Audio

5:00 PM.New revelations about the Hobbit films. A multi-million dollar meth syndicate is busted and Finance Minister concedes might not get as much from sales. Audio