Checkpoint for Tuesday 14 April 2015

6:50 PM.Inquiries into some partnership schools reveals a diverse appraoch to Maori education; A life-sized sculpture unveiled this morning is said to represent a challenge to descendants from a kaumatua, who… Read more Audio

6:45 PM.Cookery book junkies craving exotic food inspiration, but think they've seen it all, need look no further. Audio

6:38 PM.Australian government papers have revealed its officials could do almost nothing to stop a couple from abandoning their baby son in India. Audio

6:26 PM.Supporters of Te Papa's publishing arm are agitating to have their say on a controversial plan to shut it down. Audio

6:21 PM.As a child, Marco Rubio assured his exiled Cuban grandfather that he would overthrow Fidel Castro and lead Cuba - today he harbours a new aspiration: to be president of the United States. Audio

6:18 PM.Auckland's superheated housing market is pushing the cost of houses ever higher, and is stoking demand for big-ticket homes worth more than 2 million dollars. Audio

6:12 PM.The high profile head of a rape prevention group has revealed she was threatened with a funding cuts if she continued to criticise the Government. Audio

6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:55 PM.A former Blackwater guard, Nicholas Slatten has been sentenced to life in prison and three others to 30 years over the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007. Audio

5:52 PM.Inquiries into some partnership schools reveals a diverse appraoch to Maori education. Audio

5:45 PM.The company behind Global Mode, which allows on-line TV viewers to access blocked overseas content, says they won't give in to bullies from the country's top television firms. Audio

5:40 PM.Japan still hopes to resume its Antarctic whale hunt at the end of this year despite an international panel rejecting its new plan to kill more than three-hundred minke whales Audio

5:36 PM.Australia is sending another another 330 troops to Iraq, which will begin heading to the Middle East tomorrow as part of its joint deployment with New Zealand. Audio

5:34 PM.For the latest on the markets Audio

5:26 PM.A young Christchurch Muslim is furious at the way she was treated by Brisbrane Airport security guards who searched her phone and read her sister's diary. Audio

5:24 PM.The Prime Minister is talking up the significance of a pre-Budget announcement today to spend 244-million dollars building seven new schools, saying it's above and beyond core government business. Audio

5:19 PM.Auckland's superheated housing market is pushing the cost of houses ever higher, and is stoking demand for big-ticket homes worth more than 2million dollars. Audio

5:16 PM.A Chinese tourist is facing prison after pleading guilty today to causing the death of a young Oamaru girl when he drove on the wrong side of the road. Audio

5:12 PM.The Transport Minister Simon Bridges is under fire today with the Labour Party accusing him of breaking Cabinst rules and calling for his ministerial scalp. Audio

5:08 PM.The mother of an eight month old boy whose father was jailed today for murdering him, says she wanted to take her own life when her son died. Audio

5:00 PM.Hamilton man jailed 15 years for killing son. Transport Minister under massive fire over Northland by-election. Tourist faces prison for crash that killed 5 year old. Million-dollar plus houses now… Read more Audio