Checkpoint for Tuesday 19 June 2012

6:50 PM.The newly-established Iwi Education Authority says it would support league tables for schools; A new youth court's to be built on Nga Hau e Wha marae in Christchurch; The Bay of Plenty Regional… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.A new survey shows some inner city Aucklanders flee the suburbs to escape discrimination but end up feeling lonely. Audio

6:41 PM.An Australian curriculum and assessment expert says he's not opposed to ranking schools but warns there are pitfalls. Audio

6:37 PM.The police have confirmed the death of a 57-year-old man in Paeroa is a homicide. Audio

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

6:27 PM.The Police's latest crimefighting tool - a wanted persons wesbite - has gone live. Audio

6:23 PM.The newly named chief executive at Air New Zealand says the airline is well placed for growth, despite the industry's struggles. Audio

6:19 PM.With Greece just weeks away from running out of cash, its people who are already struggling to live, are bracing themselves for yet more painful cutbacks. Audio

6:14 PM.A top police agency is sounding a warning about drug-taking truck drivers in New Zealand after a leap in the number caught in Australia. Audio

6:09 PM.Fonterra's chief executive says the co-operative will no longer be in control of its own destiny if Trading Among Farmers doesn't go ahead. Audio

5:50 PM.Opposition parties are vowing to do what they can tonight to stall the passage of legislation allowing the partial sale of state-owned assets. Audio

5:47 PM.The newly-established Iwi Education Authority says it would support league tables for schools; A new youth court is to be built on Nga Hau e Wha marae in Christchurch; The Bay of Plenty Regional… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.The Christchurch District Court has been told how an officer of the Korean fishing vessel, Oyang 75, amused himself by trapping a crew member in a fish storage room and locking the door. Audio

5:40 PM.The Green Party believes a change in the way ACC is funded could free up about fifteen billion dollars for the Government to spend elsewhere. Audio

5:35 PM.High pressure talks to form a new Greek government are under way with an announcement possible in the next 24 hours. Audio

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

5:26 PM.The Government's spent $200,000 on a pretend boat people crisis, but can't say how big the threat actually is. Audio

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

5:19 PM.The Education Minister, Hekia Parata, says she wasn't caught by surprise by the Prime Minister's statement supporting league tables for primary schools. Audio

5:12 PM.A top police agency is sounding a warning about drug-taking truck drivers in New Zealand after a leap in the number caught in Australia. Audio

5:07 PM.A High Court jury has heard the man accused of murdering Scott Guy, say that it would make sense for whoever attacked the family home to also be linked to the killing. Audio

5:00 PM.The man accused of murdering Scott Guy links his killer with earlier attacks on the family home. A top police agency sounds a warning about truckies on P and actors with fake beards and bogus diseases… Read more Audio