Checkpoint for Friday 11 December 2015

6:55 PM.The backers of Wellington's movie museum say the city may need more accommodation to cope with visitor numbers that it and a convention centre will generate. Audio

6:51 PM.Maori tertiary education providers are frustrated their performance is measured in the same way as universities and polytechs. Audio

6:34 PM.New Zealand's dairy industry is touted as one of the best in the world, especially in terms of its treatment of animals - but is there a dark side? Audio

6:26 PM.The Solomon Islands police commissioner says his agency will be ready for the likely end of the Regional Assistance Mission in two years time. Audio

6:24 PM.The child sex offender who was on the run for two days after cutting off his GPS monitoring anklet was today sentenced to intensive supervision. Audio

6:21 PM.Rowing and cycling are the major winners in the latest government high performance sport funding announcements. Audio

6:16 PM.Hackers are astounded the Government unveiled its new plan to combat cyber crime and spying in Auckland, on the same day they held their own annual conference in Wellington. Audio

6:13 PM.The start of building on the country's tallest office block in Auckland will trigger up to three years of unprecedented traffic disruption in the city's lower downtown area. Audio

6:11 PM.The latest now on the firearms callout in Rotorua. Audio

6:06 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:57 PM.The rolling African plains in the movie Madagascar and the swamps in Shrek have been recreated for a new exhibition at Te Papa. Audio

5:55 PM.Christchurch community groups have told MPs a new organsiation overseeing the city's rebuild must be led by locals who are allowed to make their own decisions. Audio

5:50 PM.Tramping clubs are going to produce their own Youtube video showing foreign hikers how to stay safe in the New Zealand mountains. Audio

5:47 PM.A wananga is challenging the government's assessment that it is a high financial risk. Audio

5:44 PM.An Australian man arrested at Auckland airport on charges of corporate fraud has been pursued across the Tasman for years. Audio

5:39 PM.The new form that deportees from Australia must sign has been revealed - and the Green Party says it's still unfair. Audio

5:36 PM.Negotiators in Paris are locked in all-night meetings as they scramble to reach agreement on a deal to combat climate change. Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:27 PM.Opposing lawyers have set out their submissions on what went on at a Wellington house where a Malaysian diplomat admits indecently assaulting a woman. Audio

5:24 PM.A protestor sitting in a West Auckland kauri tree, says he's ready for a long stay. Audio

5:20 PM.Auckland Council's being accused of dragging its feet in keeping a promise to create a new public area along the city's waterfront, following the sale of Queen Elizabeth Square earlier this year. Audio

5:18 PM.Santa Rosa is recalling more than 500 of its 1 kilogram Manuka Smoked Chicken because they are under-cooked and could pose a risk of campylobacter. Audio

5:15 PM.An ex-boyfriend shot at an Auckland couple in bed 29 times before killing himself in a forest a few days later. Audio

5:08 PM.The Waihopai Valley is braced for evacuation in the face of a forecast change in the weather that could spread what is already Marlborough's largest fire in 14 years. Audio

5:06 PM.Two people have been hurt in a firearms alert in Rotorua this afternoon. Video, Audio

5:00 PM.Two people have been hurt in a firearms alert in Rotorua this afternoon and The Waihopai Valley is braced for evacuation in the face of a forecast change in the weather that could spread what is… Read more Audio