Checkpoint for Wednesday 13 November 2013

6:58 PM.Kiwibank is going to be sued over fees which six-thousand of its customers claim are unfair and disproportionately high. Audio

6:55 PM.Internet security experts are working on guidelines which they hope will protect hackers who find security flaws in company websites from prosecution. Audio

6:54 PM.Vital health information on thousands of New Zealanders stored electronically can now be shared across the health system and its expected everybody's records will be online very soon. Audio

6:51 PM.Papua New Guinea's media are reeling from a crackdown by the Government as observers say media freedom is "non-existent". Audio

6:48 PM.A national Maori health service provider says it's surprised by remarks made by the Ministry of Health's departing director-general that he was shocked to find rheumatic fever existed in New Zealand… Read more Audio

6:41 PM.A local politician in Christchurch sick of crank callers and emailers has used Facebook to strike back at a woman he says left an abusive phone message for him. Audio

6:37 PM.An international food safety conference has begun by tackling Fonterra's milk powder botulism scare head on. Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:29 PM.The SPCA in Auckland says prosecutions have almost doubled as it cracks down on animal cruelty. Audio

6:26 PM.Steel & Tube says there are signs that economic sentiment and activity levels are rising. Audio

6:20 PM.Political parties have traded blows in Parliament this afternoon over whether the Government should put its asset sales programme on hold until the referendum is held later this month Audio

6:17 PM.In the Philippines - millions of dollars worth of essential supplies are continuing to pour into the island's main airports. Audio

6:14 PM.The wife of a man charged with Rae Portman's kidnapping has denied any knowledge of what the Crown says was her husband's dealing in methamphetamine. Audio

6:11 PM.The Reserve Bank Governor has now made a small concession that if the measures start to hurt they could be eased for loans on new homes. Audio

6:08 PM.The Finance Minister, Bill English, has rejected criticism tough new measures to rein in house prices are preventing people from building new homes. Audio

5:58 PM.The 37-year-old mother who was found dead after a violent attack in Miramar in the weekend has been named as Rongmei Fan, known as Mei. Audio

5:51 PM.A national Maori health service provider says it's surprised by remarks made by the Ministry of Health's departing director-general that he was shocked to find rheumatic fever existed in New Zealand… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Wealthy reinsurance companies say they want to pay off the money they owe to New Zealand but it's not that easy and the money is stuck in limbo. Audio

5:42 PM.Auckland International Airport's spokesperson Richard Barker has been listening to that. Audio

5:38 PM.More than 200 taxi drivers have pulled out of Auckland Airport for 24 hours over what they say are unfair changes that've left them scraping just to earn 5 dollars an hour. Audio

5:36 PM.A man has made an emotional apology to his family in the Christchurch District Court today for burning his five-year-old son's face with a heater. Audio

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

5:27 PM.Singer songwriter, Lorde and professional golf player, Lydia Ko have reached new heights, named as two of Time Magazines most influential teenagers in the world. Audio

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

5:20 PM.The Reserve Bank is defending itself against attacks that its measures to rein in house prices are also blocking the building of new homes. Audio

5:14 PM.In the Philippines - the main airports in the cities of Cebu and Tacloban are open and supplies from the US and Britain are finally arriving - but most are getting stuck there. Audio

5:11 PM.Listening to that is our education correspondent, John Gerritsen. Audio

5:07 PM.The principal of tiny North Island school has told of the stuggle to clear thousands of dollars worth of debt after being forced to pay for a commissioner to take over. Audio

5:00 PM.More evidence of school commissioner salaries crippling school budgets. The Reserve Bank defends its measures to rein in house prices and supplies struggle to get to those in need in Philippines. Audio