Checkpoint for Tuesday 26 July 2011

6:52 PM.Auckland Council's Independent Maori Statutory Board has held its first public meeting - and people wanted to know what could be done about education and jobs; The Maori Affairs Minister, Pita… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.In Norway, a court has detained the self confessed gunman for eight weeks while police continue to investigate. Audio

6:36 PM.Members of the Labour Party and its youth wing held a moment's silence and released balloons on Parliament's steps today to remember those who died in the Norway attacks. Audio

6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:24 PM.Local councils have been given more money to maintain and replace their roads, but in return, the Government wants proof that they're doing the work as cheaply as possible. Audio

6:19 PM.Analysts say further details about Telecom's proposed split has confirmed what they had already suspected, as the phone giant gears up to be part of the government's ultra fast broadband plan. Audio

6:14 PM.The Canterbury Regional Council will continue to test water, fish and sediment in Lake Opuha near Timaru even though initial tests have found no evidence that agricultural chemicals had been buried… Read more Audio

6:12 PM.New Zealand's International Climate Change negotiator says one of the key targets the world agreed on to tackle global warming may not be reached. Audio

6:09 PM.Motorists could be hit with a fuel tax hike of 3 and a half cents a litre over the next two years to help pay for new roads and upgrades. Audio

5:56 PM.The Problem Gambling Foundation says people in Christchurch are turning to gambling to combat stress after the city's major earthquakes. Audio

5:53 PM.More on our top story tonight, with the Kiwi dollar hitting a new high of 87 US cents. Audio

5:50 PM.Questions about the economy, education and jobs have dominated the first public hui held by Auckland Council's Independent Maori Statutory Board; Three iwi forging a relationship with Fijian… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.An experienced tramper, who was stranded for three days with his wife in Canterbury's high country in freezing weather, will lose his big toe to frost bite. Audio

5:40 PM.Hundreds of Queenstown ski field workers who were relying on food parcels to survive only three weeks ago, are now working furiously after the biggest snow storm in years. Audio

5:36 PM.New Zealand's monthly trade figures rebounded in June but at least one economist believes the boost to the economy from exports may have peaked. Audio

5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:26 PM.Auckland Transport has been spending more than a penny on an upgrade of Karanagahape Road's bus shelters, but instead they're in danger of being a pit stop for people with weak bladders. Audio

5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:17 PM.A fuel tax increase of 3-and-a-half cents a litre over the next two years is on the cards, after the release of the Government's transport funding plan. Audio

5:14 PM.Imre Speizer is a senior market strategist at Westpac and joins us. Audio

5:08 PM.Today President Obama blamed his political opponents for the stalemate saying they're insisting on steep budget cuts which hurt ordinary Americans while the rich remain unscathed. Audio

5:00 PM.The Kiwi hits a new high as President Obama tries to break the debt deadlock. New fuel taxes to help pay for new roads and will Auckland bus shelters be a pit stop for people with weak bladders? Audio