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Checkpoint for Wednesday 14 September 2011
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New heritage building identifed in the Hutt Valley
6:55 PM.Owners of Lower Hutt properties due to be classified as heritage buildings are upset the council has not yet told them. Audio
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"Super Committee" gets underway in Washington
6:53 PM.Washington's "Super Committee" has begun its work to reduce America's ballooning deficit by at least one and a half trillion dollars over the next ten years. Audio
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Apology after Gillard told to get on the spouse's bus
6:50 PM.New Zealand officials have been forced to apologise to Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard over a gaffe with a bus during the Pacific islands forum. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 14 September 2011
6:47 PM.A capacity crowd has been watching Tonga take on Canada tonight in Whangarei, in the Rugby World Cup; A Maori boarding school teacher says the success of the anti-smoking campaigns at his college is… Read more Audio
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Big funeral for family who died in Queensland fire
6:40 PM.About two thousand mourners have turned out for the funeral of six family members who were killed in one of Australia's worst-ever house fires. Audio
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The latest news from Russia
6:37 PM.To Russia now, where the British Prime Minister David Cameron has been visiting this week in a bid to improve the relationship between the two countries. Audio
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Sports News for 14 September 2011
6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Godwits welcomed by different Christchurch bells
6:28 PM.The annual arrival of the godwits in Christchurch has been marked, despite the city's cathedral being out of action following February's earthquake. Audio
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Evening Business for 14 September 2011
6:25 PM.Paymark says spending on its network rose by almost 11 percent, before the Rugby World Cup opened. Audio
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Police have been strongly criticised at the Royal Commission
6:20 PM.The police have been strongly criticised at the Pike River Mine Royal Commission but have defended their taking control of emergency teams responding to the fatal blast. Audio
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Economist questions benefits of World Cup
6:16 PM.An economist is questioning predictions of hefty economic benefits from hosting the Rugby World Cup. Audio
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We hear from the man leading the independent inquiry
6:11 PM.An urgent independent inquiry has started into the mess Auckland's public transport descended into during Friday's Rugby World Cup launch. Audio
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Council told no work done to estimate crowd for RWC party
6:08 PM.Organisations responsible for the Rugby World Cup opening party and transport have fronted up to Auckland councillors to explain what went wrong. Audio
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Govt faces barrage of questions over takeover
5:55 PM.The Government has faced a barrage of questions this afternoon over its move to take greater control of Auckland's waterfront. Audio
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Teenager's memory crucial at manslaughter trial
5:51 PM.The strength of a teenager's memory has become the crunch point of a manslaughter trial, in which the accused is said to have deliberately crashed a car into a bus. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 14 September 2011
5:49 PM.Whangarei is in party mode tonight - with big crowds of Rugby World Cup fans in town for the Tonga versus Canada game; A Maori boarding-school teacher says the success of the anti-smoking campaigns at… Read more Audio
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Funding problems for early childhood education centres
5:42 PM.Early Childhood Educators have told MPs that centres are struggling to cope and some are now going to the wall. Audio
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Labour unveils its education policy
5:40 PM.Labour will dump the Government's controversial national standards in reading writing and maths if it wins the election. Audio
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FMA drops investigations in six finance companies
5:35 PM.The Financial Markets Authority is dropping investigations into six collapsed finance companies because it's not found any evidence yet of anything illegal. Audio
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Sports News for 14 September 2011
5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Tornado rips through Gisborne farm
5:27 PM.A Gisborne farmer is facing a massive clean up after a tornado ripped through the station he manages leaving behind a three to four kilometre trail of destruction including smashed buildings and… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 14 September 2011
5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Attacks over in Kabul
5:20 PM.New Zealand's SAS soldiers have been at the scene of the fierce attacks near the diplomatic district in Kabul. Audio
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The latest from the Pike River Mine disaster inquiry
5:14 PM.There was shattering testimony today into the Pike River Mine disaster inquiry. Audio
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Compensation and transport fix for Auckland's World Cup
5:08 PM.Auckland councillors have thrashed out what went wrong on the opening night of the Rugby World Cup and have come up with a plan to make things right. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 14 September 2011
5:00 PM.Compensation for fans who didn't make it to Eden Park on time. An apology from the police at the Pike River inquiry and Western forces subdue heavily armed Taliban gunmen in Kabul. Audio