Checkpoint for Monday 15 October 2012

6:49 PM.The Ministry of Education says its plan to close or merge 31 Canterbury schools is not yet a done deal although it makes the best economic sense. Audio

6:46 PM.The Ngapuhi Runanga sub-committee which was given a mandate in September last year to represent the Northland iwi in treaty negotiations, has been directed not to dismiss a Government initiated report… Read more Audio

6:41 PM.To the UK now, where our correspondent Barney Burnham has the latest on the growing number of sex abuse claims against the late broadcaster Jimmy Savile. Audio

6:36 PM.The two men found dead inside an abandoned mine were probably killed by carbon-monoxide poisoning. Audio

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

6:24 PM.The service sector has contracted for the first time in more than two years, a further sign that economic growth is slowing in the second half of the year. Audio

6:20 PM.Auckland's round of the Australian V8 Supercar series has been confirmed for next April, and a major upgrade of the Pukekohe circuits is about to start. Audio

6:17 PM.An Italian ski instructor has been found dead on Mount Ruapehu following a search in difficult terrain and stormy weather - and which only started two days after he was last seen. Audio

6:11 PM.The IT industry watchdog says the security breach at the Ministry of Social Development is probably far more widespread than just at its kiosks. Audio

6:07 PM.The Social Development Minister, Paula Bennett, says she's mortified that private information was accessed through a public computer kiosk in a Work and Income office. Audio

5:52 PM.Finding the remains of his mates' bodies, and having a memorial to them, is now the goal for the last surviving coastwatcher. Audio

5:48 PM.The Waiariki MP, Te Ururoa Flavell, is questioning why the Independent Police Conduct Authority still hasn't released its report on the police raid in Ruatoki - five years to the day; The two Maori… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.The Government is boosting war pensions and support services for veterans. Audio

5:41 PM.That's the sky diver Felix Baumgartner saying never again, after becoming the first person to break the speed of sound in a jump that could have killed him. Audio

5:37 PM.The Government is pressing ahead with selling part of Mighty River Power next year and without offering Maori any special shareholding. Audio

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

5:27 PM.Auckland commuters can expect further disruptions as bus drivers today voted to take more industrial action. Audio

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

5:20 PM.A nurse who gave a critically ill patient the wrong drugs and then took two days to admit her mistake now faces disciplinary action and could be told she can no longer practice. Audio

5:15 PM.The Government is going ahead with its plan to partially sell Mighty River Power next year after dismissing a Waitangi Tribunal recommendation it provide special rights to Maori. Audio

5:08 PM.The Ministry of Social Development is calling in an independent expert to investigate a security breach that allowed thousands of files to be downloaded at its self-service kiosks. Audio

5:00 PM.Stopping security breaches at self-service kiosks run by MSD. No special deal for Maori in next year's Mighty River Power sale and Auckland bus drivers vote to take more industrial action. Audio