Checkpoint for Tuesday 9 October 2012

6:49 PM.A senior Maori unionist says the introduction of a lower wage for some young people will hit Maori hardest; Three tertiary institutes have joined together and propose to build a new Tauranga campus in… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.Kiwirail bosses met with the Wairoa Council today to explain their decision to mothball the Napier to Gisborne rail line. Audio

6:40 PM.The jury will return tomorrow to consider its verdict in a Upper Hutt home invasion trial. Audio

6:36 PM.It's becoming easier to buy a home everywhere in New Zealand, except Auckland. Audio

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

6:26 PM.A super council, along the lines of Auckland city could be on the cards in Canterbury, but not until the earthquake recovery is well underway. Audio

6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:18 PM.Eric Crampton is a senior lecturer in economics at Canterbury University. He's looked at what happened to employment of young people when Labour scrapped the youth minimum rates in 2008. Audio

6:15 PM.Teenagers entering the workforce will be paid less for longer, under the Government's new starting-out wage. Audio

6:08 PM.The Justice Minister has softened a number of the Government's proposed changes to legal aid. Audio

5:56 PM.Relationship breakdowns, dramatic rises in rent and the tough job market are being blamed for pushing more women to become homeless. Audio

5:53 PM.A senior Maori unionist says the introduction of a lower wage for some young people will hit Maori hardest; Three tertiary institutes with links to Bay of Plenty have formed a partnership to build a… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.Teenagers entering the workforce will be paid less for longer, under the Government's new starting-out wage. Audio

5:46 PM.The widow of the Easy Rider's skipper is facing five criminal charges over its sinking in March. Audio

5:42 PM.The United Future leader, Peter Dunne, says China has a history of blatant intellectual property theft and concerns about Huawei must be investigated. Audio

5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:22 PM.News from the business sector. Audio

5:18 PM.An angry Pike River father says the Prime Minister has written off the families' latest chance to get the bodies of the 29 dead workers out of the mine. Audio

5:14 PM.The Prime Minister has confirmed his office knew about Kim Dotcom's failed application to buy his Coatsville mansion in July last year. Audio

5:11 PM.Listening to that is Phil O'Reilly, the chief executive of Business New Zealand. Audio

5:07 PM.Teenagers entering the workforce will be paid less for longer, under the Government's new starting-out wage. Audio

5:00 PM.Teenagers starting work will be paid less for longer. More Dotcom controversy and Pike River father says John Key has written them off. Audio