Checkpoint for Tuesday 11 September 2018

6:25 PM.There are fears that as more people learn te reo Māori the language will become homogenised and iwi dialect will be lost. Audio

6:08 PM.Energy and EQC Minister Megan Woods talks to John Campbell about surging power prices, as detailed in a government review, and the Natural Disaster Fund's depleting funds. The fund now has just $171m… Read more Video, Audio

5:51 PM.Shon Turfrey was pushed 10km out to sea on Sunday while surfing off the coast at Haumoana, Napier. He explains to John Campbell what happened, and where it all went terribly wrong. Video, Audio

5:40 PM.A Perth man has been charged with murder after the bodies of his wife, her mother and three children were discovered in their suburban home almost a week after they died. Video, Audio

5:26 PM.Prominent Rangiora trainer Andrew Douglas Stuart is one of 11 people charged after an 18 month investigation into the harness racing industry. Reporter Tess Brunton was in the Christchurch District… Read more Video, Audio

5:22 PM.Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for residents along the coastlines of South Carolina and Virginia as parts of the mid Atlantic brace for what could be the most powerful hurricane ever to make… Read more Video, Audio

5:18 PM.The family living in a 'swamp house' in Papakura, which the Housing Minister last month labelled 'third world', has been evicted. Tenant Dawn Robbie filled Zac Fleming in on what has happened since… Read more Video, Audio

5:14 PM.Teachers at Wellington's Johnsonville School say they're disappointed at the government's new pay offer, as it's not enough to attract people to the profession and does nothing to address workloads or… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.More than 100,000 households are experiencing what is being described as "energy hardship", spending more than 10 percent of their income on power. A government review into power prices found… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video