Checkpoint for Thursday 6 June 2013

6:55 PM.The Government says it's looking at using cell phone technology for new ways to alert the public in the event of a national emergency, like a tsunami. Audio

6:48 PM.The tribes behind two treaty settlement bills that passed their third and final readings in parliament today say they've finally reached the end of a long journey; A Ngati Manawa action group has set… Read more Audio

6:45 PM.An ambitious project is underway to redevelop Whanganui's nearly 100-year old public art gallery to protect its nationally significant collection. Audio

6:41 PM.The number of new building apprenticeships has jumped 22 percent alongside a rebound in house building. Audio

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

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

6:19 PM.The bid to stop mining on the Denniston Plateau has suffered a setback, with the High Court dismissing the first part of an appeal by Forest and Bird. Audio

6:15 PM.The Auckland Council has granted three million dollars of ratepayers' money to help upgrade and expand the country's oldest and biggest Anglican church. Audio

6:12 PM.Parliament has today passed two more Treaty of Waitangi settlements and had the first reading of the Bill for another worth 300 million dollars. Audio

6:08 PM.A Waikato Primary school's defiance in refusing to enrol a violent 11 year old boy appears to have forced the Ministry of Education to back down . Audio

5:56 PM.A dog control officer is calling for the courts to deal with dangerous dogs much faster, after a bull mastiff which viciously attacked a pensioner was stolen out of the Greymouth pound. Audio

5:53 PM.The United States ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice has landed the job as President Obama's next national security advisor. Audio

5:51 PM.Some commentators are sceptical moves by the Reserve Bank to tighten risky loans will cool the surging Auckland property market. Audio

5:48 PM.The tribes behind two treaty settlement bills that passed their third and final readings in parliament today say they've finally reached the end of a long journey; A Ngati Manawa action group has set… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Southland has played its part in the launch of a European space rocket to restock the International Space Station. Audio

5:42 PM.To Australia now, where a Labour MP is likening the party's political woes to the final moments of the Titanic. Audio

5:38 PM.An investigation is being launched into the Earthquake Commission's failure to get back to people about their official information requests on time. Audio

5:35 PM.The Government is considering pulling funding from the policing of Easter trading hours and instead put it into protecting migrant workers. Audio

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

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

5:20 PM.Labour's Trevor Mallard is with us. Audio

5:16 PM.Eight opposition MPs walked out of Parliament today in protest against a Speaker's ruling not to withdraw money and privileges from the United Future leader Peter Dunne. Audio

5:13 PM.Child, Youth and Family says it's working closely with the Ministry of Education to ensure the boy gets an education. Cindy Mathieson chairs the board of trustees at Paeroa Central School and is with… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.A Waikato primary school is refusing to take back a violent boy the police have warned it about, despite the Ministry of Education's threatening it could sack the school's board. Audio

5:00 PM.A Waikato primary school refuses to back down and re-enrol a violent 11 year old and Trevor Mallard and the entire New Zealand First caucus walk out of Parliament in protest over Peter Dunne. Audio