Checkpoint for Tuesday 11 October 2011

6:56 PM.The former Silver Ferns captain Wai Taumanu is now the new coach of the New Zealand netball side. Audio

6:53 PM.Health managers are being urged to expand the role of consumers in decisions to help lift standards and save money. Audio

6:49 PM.The Minister of Courts Georgina Te Heuheu, says Rangatahi courts held on marae, are having a positive effect on young Maori offenders; The chair of the executive of Waikato-Tainui says talks over its… Read more Audio

6:41 PM.The Canterbury earthquakes are behind a big blowout in the Government's deficit which has grown to a record 18-point-4 billion dollars. Audio

6:37 PM.A freelance foreign correspondent says a report out today makes it clear that New Zealand SAS troops are part of operations which have led to prisoners being tortured in Afghanistan. Audio

6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:28 PM.There's been a surge in the number of Australians making last minute plans to cross the Tasman for the Rugby World Cup show-down between the Wallabies and the All Blacks. Audio

6:25 PM.Electronic card spending has edged up slightly, but the Rugby World Cup hasn't provided the boost many were hoping for. Audio

6:19 PM.Households will pay three times as much for Earthquake Commission cover from next year as the Government struggles with a record 18-point-four billion dollar deficit. Audio

6:13 PM.The Environment Minister Nick Smith joins us. Audio

6:10 PM.The Rena is about seven kilometres from Motiti Island, which is home to about thirty people. Audio

6:08 PM.The Government says the stranding of the Rena is the worst environmental disaster in New Zealand in decades, and will get significantly worse. Audio

5:50 PM.More than one hundred people have been out on the beaches - from Waihi to Pukehina and on Motiti Island - searching for wildlife endangered by the oil spilling from the Rena. Audio

5:47 PM.The chair of the Waikato-Tainui executive says talks over its treaty claim to recognise its ties to Auckland are unlikely to get far because of next month's election; The Minister of Courts, Georgina… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Households face a tripling in the disaster insurance levy but an earthquake recovery group says that's money well spent. Audio

5:41 PM.A manufacturer of inflatable oil recovery barges says most if not all the oil could be off the Rena by now if Maritime NZ had taken up the company's offer of help last Wednesday. Audio

5:36 PM.The Government is describing the stranding of the Rena as the worst environmental disaster in New Zealand in decades. Audio

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

5:22 PM.Pressure is mounting on the Defence Minister to release his report into the role SAS troops have had in detaining prisoners in Afghanistan. Audio

5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:15 PM.Homeowners will pay three times as much for Earthquake Commission cover from next year. Audio

5:08 PM.First stranded and now evacuated, the cargo ship Rena is spilling far more oil than before, with up to 10 times more of it in the sea now than yesterday. Audio

5:00 PM.The oil spills worsens - the Rena is evacuated and the recovery operation halted. Earthquake Commission levies triple as Government struggles with a record deficit and pressure is mounting on the… Read more Audio