Checkpoint for Monday 23 May 2011

6:50 PM.People in Canterbury with homes damaged by the February 22nd earthquake have less than six hours left to lodge a claim with the Earthquake Commission. Audio

6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:44 PM.The country's 47-year-old burial and cremation laws are under review by the Law Commission. Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:22 PM.Unacceptably high rates of rheumatic fever, serious skin infections and respiratory illnesses among children in Porirua may prompt health authorities to spend an extra $365,000 to fix the problem. Audio

6:19 PM.Kathmandu has announced plans to build its new national distribution centre in the Christchurch suburb of Woolston, in a vote of confidence for the earthquake-damaged city. Audio

6:11 PM.More than a quarter of the United States Senate has written to President Barack Obama calling for a crack-down on drug-buying bodies such as Pharmac in the TransPacific Partnership trade talks. Audio

6:08 PM.The results of a secret meeting about the push to re-enter the Pike River mine have just been revealed. Audio

5:56 PM.The arch at Coromandel's Cathedral Cove is crumbling again, raising questions about whether to step in to save it or let nature take its course. Audio

5:53 PM.Christchurch tourism operators are hoping to entice visitors back to the region at this year's New Zealand tourism trade show. Audio

5:50 PM.The Ministry of Education is investigating allegations its staff left a Nelson School with the clear impression it could say it is using the national standards, even though it is not. Audio

5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:44 PM.The half-century old law governing burials and cremations is set to be changed. Audio

5:36 PM.There is mounting political pressure on President Barack Obama not to do a trade deal with New Zealand unless the rules are changed for the drug-buying agency Pharmac. Audio

5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:27 PM.The Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, is struggling to explain how Labour would contain the costs of its research and development tax credits. Audio

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

5:21 PM.The lawyer for a man who confessed to killing a Whanganui woman says he made the admission out of fear and will name who he thinks is the real killer. Audio

5:17 PM.Porirua North of Wellington has been labeled the rheumatic fever capital of the country and health authorites say thousands dollars must be found to eradicate the disease. Audio

5:13 PM.Pike River families say the Mines Rescue Service has agreed to go into the mine. Audio

5:08 PM.The results of today's meeting called by those Pike River families desperate to begin a recovery operation at the mine are about to be revealed. Audio

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