Checkpoint for Wednesday 22 May 2013

6:54 PM.Samoa's opposition party has criticised the country's finances and renewed calls for the Finance Minister to be sacked. Audio

6:50 PM.The police are being asked to re-engage with Tuhoe - following a critical report into armed raids on tribal settlements in 2007; The Ikaroa-Rawhiti seat could stay in the whanau; The Maori Women's… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.A security symposium's heard that New Zealand should do more to support United Nations' peace keeping missions even as it bids to become a member of the UN Security council. Audio

6:38 PM.The head of the Earthquake Commission is questioning why some Christchurch people are living in dire straits when there's help available. Audio

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

6:25 PM.New Zealand Post says Kiwibank does not have a risky lending portfolio and it's disappointed the credit ratings agency, Standard and Poors, has amended its outlook to negative. Audio

6:19 PM.More now on the plans for four Christchurch schools to close and become part of a new much larger school. Audio

6:17 PM.The Police Commissioner, Peter Marshall, says there will be no disciplinary action against any officers. Audio

6:13 PM.A Tuhoe leader, Tamati Kruger, says the iwi wants compensation. Audio

6:09 PM.Some Tuhoe people today are furious and threatening legal action over the 2007 police raids which a new investigation has found used illegal roadblocks, searches and detentions. Audio

5:55 PM.The largest seabird colony to be discovered been found near Westport. Audio

5:48 PM.The police are being urged to re-engage with Tuhoe - following a critical report into armed raids on tribal settlements in 2007; The Prime Minister, John Key, says the Government has not ruled out… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The kiwifruit exporter, Zespri, has admitted it failed to properly investigate reports from its own staff that its invoicing system in China was being abused. Audio

5:40 PM.Irene Williams complained to the Authority on behalf of Ruatoki. Audio

5:37 PM.Some Tuhoe people are furious and threatening legal action over the illegal raids by police on Ruatoki in 2007. Audio

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

5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:21 PM.Four schools in the Christchurch suburb of Aranui are to close under new plans announced this afternoon by the Ministry of Edcuation. Audio

5:13 PM.With me in the studio - the Police Commissioner, Peter Marshall. Audio

5:09 PM.We'll hear from the Police Commissioner shortly, but first this report from Tim Graham. Audio

5:07 PM.A new investigation has found the police set up illegal roadblocks, intimidating innocent people and illegally searching, photographing and detaining them in raids on Ruatoki in 2007. Audio

5:00 PM.Tuhoe fury over illegal searches and roadblocks in Urewera raids and four schools in Christchurch will close and become one. Audio