Checkpoint for Tuesday 30 April 2013

6:55 PM.Two Canterbury teenagers have been honored with special Police awards for bravery. Audio

6:52 PM.The people of Te Aitanga a Hauiti are preparing to welcome more than a thousand manuhiri or visitors to their marae in Tologa Bay for the tangi of Parekura Horomia; And the Maori Language Commission… Read more Audio

6:48 PM.The Economic Development Minister is calling on the country's poorest regions - Northland and the East Coast - to drop their opposition to mining and oil exploration if they want to become wealthier. Audio

6:44 PM.Amesty International has joined Canada in condemning the choice of Sri Lanka to host the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in November and says New Zealand should do the same. Audio

6:41 PM.The group fighting to restore of the Christchurch Cathedral say it could be repaired in a quarter of the time and for a third of the price of what the church's owners say it can be done for. Audio

6:37 PM.The Switched on Gardener retail chain has been described by a judge as an enormous enterprise, mostly driven by the illegal sale of equipment to grow cannabis. Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:25 PM.A new report has found that in some parts of the country there is just one family doctor to 14 hundred and 50 patients. Audio

6:22 PM.The retirement village operator Summerset Group is on track to build 200 units this year and aims to increase that to 300 units by 2015. Audio

6:12 PM.A registered American sex offender was given New Zealand residency without the usual character vetting. Audio

6:08 PM.The regulations that are supposed to ensure workers are safe from injury and death are failing and need a major overhaul. Audio

5:54 PM.The Qualifications Authority is aiming to have secondary students able to complete their tests and exams online at any time they're ready for it, getting rid of traditional exam periods. Audio

5:51 PM.A man described as running a drugs ring that was like a Guy Ritchie film, minus the funny ending, has been jailed for six and a half years. Audio

5:48 PM.The people of Te Aitanga a Hauiti are preparing to welcome more than a thousand manuhiri or visitors to their marae in Tologa Bay for the tangi of Parekura Horomia; And the Maori King will lead a… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.The Government says it will spend an extra 70 million dollars on care for elderly people and dementia services over the next four years. Audio

5:39 PM.A judge has decribed the Switched on Gardener business as an enormous enterprise which was mostly driven by the illegal sale of equipment to grow cannabis. Audio

5:35 PM.The man on trial in a murder cold case no longer accepts that he shot and killed a Turangi service station attendant almost 34 years ago. Audio

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

5:25 PM.More than a thousand mourners are expected to arrive at the Hauiti marae in Tolaga Bay over the coming days, to pay their respects to Parekura Horomia who died yesterday. Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.The Economic Development Minister is calling on the country's poorest regions - Northland and the East Coast - to drop their opposition to mining and oil exploration if they want to become wealthier. Audio

5:14 PM.The system for protecting workers from injury and death is failing and needs an urgent overhaul according to an independent taskforce. Audio

5:11 PM.Our Economics Correspondent Patrick O'Meara has been looking at the decision. Audio

5:08 PM.People who lost money in the Hanover collapse are angry and appalled that no one will face criminal charges over the finance company's failure. Audio

5:00 PM.Hanover investors are furious no one will face criminal charges. The country's poorest regions are told to stop opposing mining and drilling. Workplace health and safety system needs an overhaul. Audio