Checkpoint for Tuesday 12 April 2016

5:07 PM.The Education Minister Hekia Parata has asked the Education Council to work with the Ministry of Education to investigate extending its powers to all people who work with children in schools following… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.Robert Burrett taught for more than 40 years in schools across the country as a Principal and Deputy Principal, before working as a tutor, relief teacher and bus driver. Audio

5:17 PM.It's just been revealed that the Prime Minister John Key has a short term deposit with a company specialising in foreign trusts. Audio

5:22 PM.The Government is taking the highly contentious decision about fluoridation of local water supplies away from local authorities. Audio

5:25 PM.The well-known man at the centre of a Northland indecency trial has applied for permanent name suppression. Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:42 PM.For weeks now, we've been covering the food a company called Compass is providing to Dunedin Hospital, Southland Hospital and meals on wheels recipients in the Otago-Soutland area. Audio

5:45 PM.The high rise office tower that Auckland Council bought just a few years ago is failing, and any one of the large granite slabs that make up its exterior could fall at any time. Audio

5:50 PM.The Labour and Maori Parties say they may withdraw their support for a law change to create a massive ocean sanctuary around the Kermadec Islands. Audio

5:53 PM.Leonard Nattrass-Berquist is one of only two people who know what happened inside unit one at Ascot Epsom motel where a man was fatally bashed. Audio

5:55 PM.The New Zealand Breakers will welcome home a high-flying Kiwi for the twilight of his basketball career. Audio

5:58 PM.A few weeks ago, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump came under fire for his comments that women who have abortions should be punished. Audio

6:10 PM.The Government wants mandatory reporting for all school support staff, not just teachers and principals. Audio

6:18 PM.As Ashburton, and surrounds, comes to grips with the fact that some of its water is so poor health warnings are periodically issued against it, and some of its water is so good, it's worth… Read more Audio

6:25 PM.A Parihaka woman who uses Maori traditions to bury the dead wants a law change, which she says will let Maori deal with death in their own way. Audio

6:55 PM.The prime minister, John Key, faces more questions about tax havens. Opposition leader, Andrew Little, tables his tax records but his move not matched by the PM. John Shewan's appointment to head… Read more Audio