Checkpoint for Thursday 6 September 2012

6:52 PM.New research shows more boys are still opting to play football over Rugby. Audio

6:48 PM.The Maori Council is rejecting a suggesting that it should to step aside and let the Iwi Chairs Forum lead the debate on Maori water rights; An arm of the Iwi Chairs Forum is planning to spell out its… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.A Far North School's investigation into how its deputy principal got away with sexually abusing at least a dozen boys for years is about to begin and should last a month. Audio

6:39 PM.Just why Whanganui failed in its bid to reverse sex predator Stewart Murray Wilson's release to live just outside the city, has been made clearer. Audio

6:36 PM.A Dunedin forum on child poverty has been told the public must act like a swarm of mosquitos and sting the Government into action. Audio

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

6:24 PM.The head of the Australian Christian Lobby has compared the health effects of smoking to homosexuality. Audio

6:21 PM.News from the business sector. Audio

6:18 PM.The former Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, says it's hypocritical for New Zealand to want to export to China but baulk at the Chinese investing here. Audio

6:14 PM.More now on the 5-thousand school staff who have been underpaid and 15 who haven't been paid at all in the first run of the new school payroll system. Audio

6:08 PM.The country's medical laboratories are being called on to make urgent changes after mix-ups of biopsy samples led to three women having breasts removed when they didn't have cancer. Audio

5:56 PM.The American tennis veteran Andy Roddick has bid a tearful farewell to the game after losing to Juan Martin del Potro in the fourth round of the U.S. Open. Audio

5:50 PM.An arm of the Iwi Chairs Forum is planning to spell out its relationship with the Crown when it attends a water rights hui called by the Maori King; Meanwhile, the Maori Council is rejecting a… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.More than 100 people gathered at the Futuna Chapel in Wellington this afternoon to witness the return of a life-sized figure of Christ which was stolen more than a decade ago. Audio

5:43 PM.The PNG government says shipping owner Peter Sharp could be charged with criminal negligence for the deaths of up to 161 people in a ferry sinking last February. Audio

5:39 PM.The lawyer for a designer jeans company says he hopes the first significant prosecution over fake clothing will deter others from ripping off high-fashion brands. Audio

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

5:29 PM.Three people are in hospital and five houses have lost power, after a bus crashed into a power pole in Christchurch this afternoon. Audio

5:24 PM.The Government 's being accused of not doing enough to create jobs as a series of job losses builds up a perception that employment growth has stalled. Audio

5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:16 PM.The former US president Bill Clinton has told Americans they must re-elect Barack Obama. Audio

5:13 PM.Five-thousand school staff have been underpaid and 15 haven't been paid at all in the first run of the new school payroll system. Audio

5:07 PM.The country's medical laboratories are being called on to make urgent changes after mix-ups of biopsy samples led to three women having breasts removed when they didn't have cancer. Audio

5:00 PM.Urgent changes called for after biopsy mix-ups led to three women losing breasts unnecessarily. Problems paying thousands of teachers and support staff and Bill Clinton tells America they must… Read more Audio