Checkpoint for Wednesday 11 June 2014

6:59 PM.Robyn Whittaker who lives on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula had a horrifiying experience when a huge gum tree collapsed on her home. Audio

6:52 PM.In the wake of Edward Snowden leaking classified US documents, a new whistleblowing group's been set up in Washington offering an encrypted, anonymous document dump on its website. Audio

6:48 PM.A tribal group in Hawke's Bay is a step closer to regaining rights in its rohe; Tangata of Ohiwa Harbour near Whakatane are considering going back to the Waitangi Tribunal to reinforce their fight to… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.The high milk payout to dairy farmers and better sheep and beef prices has Fieldays exhibitors rubbing their hand with glee but cautious farmers may ruin the party. Audio

6:42 PM.Bruce Tichbon represents many of the investors who lost their life savings. Audio

6:40 PM.The lawyer representing a man responsible for New Zealand's biggest fraud has asked the Court of Appeal to reduce his client's minimum jail term, saying the punishment he received was 'crushing'. Audio

6:35 PM.The number of native freshwater fish in Otago are dropping mostly because introduced fish such as trout are taking over the waterways. Audio

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

6:23 PM.The storm has now moved on to the east coast of the North Island. Audio

6:19 PM.He put the number of foot patrols since January at something over 350, though the Police Minister has put out figures of them almost trebling since 2009 to almost 15 hundred a year. Audio

6:12 PM.In North Canterbury many people have spent the day cleaning up from the floodwaters that invaded homes, garages and streets yesterday. Audio

6:09 PM.A highly virulent strain of Strep A has swept through a Christchurch resthome killing five people. Audio

5:54 PM.Fraser High School in Hamilton is at the centre of a measles outbreak says at least 200 of its students are at home in quarantine. Audio

5:50 PM.The Irish government's agreed to an inquiry after the remains of nearly 8-hundred children were found in a septic tank, as protests spread. Audio

5:47 PM.The Education Minister, Hekia Parata, says the Kohanga Reo National Trust must sort out Maori pre-school governance before the Crown will get back to the table with it; Tangata of Ohiwa Harbour near… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.More now on the ferocious winds that cause toppled trees and cut power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the North Island. Audio

5:43 PM.Family members of the 13-year-old boy charged with murdering a West Auckland dairy owner shouted and had to be cleared from court after he was denied bail this afternoon. Audio

5:36 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:28 PM.A Marlborough teenager is being praised for jumping into a swollen river and saving a 12 year old girl who was being swept away. Audio

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

5:22 PM.Aucklanders were picking up the pieces today after gust of winds up to 170 kilometres an hour caused chaos overnight. Audio

5:16 PM.The acting area commander in Waitakere Inspector Rob Cochrane says he has enough police officers already and they are patrolling more. Audio

5:13 PM.A day after a dairy owner was stabbed to death, a leading shopkeeper in Henderson says they've been calling for years for more police on the streets to no avail. Audio

5:08 PM.A highly virulent strain of Strep A has swept through a Christchurch resthome killing five people. Audio

5:00 PM.A highly virulent strain of Strep A kills five people from a Christchurch resthome. Counting the cost of a destructive storm sweeping the country and the heroic teenager who jumped into a swollen… Read more Audio