Checkpoint for Monday 17 June 2013

6:51 PM.The company that owns TV3 has gone into receivership as a means to restructure its way out of a crippling burden of debt. Audio

6:47 PM.The son of the Maori King Tuheitia will be taking over his father's duties for up to 18 months as the king battles diabetes; Arbitration to settle long-standing customary disagreements between tribes… Read more Audio

6:40 PM.One of the designers of the national standards software that teachers and principals are boycotting, says the Government has made a mistake in making the system mandatory. Audio

6:36 PM.Navy divers who recovered the body of a drowned army private last year have told how they searched a lake bed littered with unexploded bombs and scrap metal in total darkness. Audio

6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:26 PM.A survey by accounting firm KPMG has found that Chinese investors are account for much less of direct foreign investment in New Zealand than the headlines suggest. Audio

6:19 PM.Nine bank workers have been freed by an armed man who's still in an Auckland bank surrounded by armed police. The man went into the Westpac Bank on Great South Road in Penrose at about 4.30 this… Read more Audio

6:12 PM.The Transport Agency's Otago Southland operations manager, Roger Bailey, is with us. Audio

6:09 PM.Floodwaters are waist-deep in parts of Christchurch tonight while Dunedin remains isolated to the north and many Otago rivers are at record levels. Audio

5:53 PM.The trial of Peter Whittall who was managing Pike River mine when it exploded has been moved from Greymouth to Wellington. Audio

5:50 PM.The son of the Maori King Tuheitia will be taking over his father's duties for up to 18 months as the king battles diabetes; Arbitration to settle long-standing customary disagreements between tribes… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.To Australia now, where the Labor Government is once again embroiled in leadership turmoil with speculation of a Kevin Rudd comeback fuelled by another unfavourable poll for Ms Gillard. Audio

5:42 PM.One of the creators of the national standards software that teachers and principals are boycotting, says the Government has made a mistake in making the system mandatory. Audio

5:39 PM.Consumer confidence has surged to its highest level in nearly three years - as people throw caution to the wind and start spending again. Audio

5:33 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.The company that owns TV3 has gone into receivership as a means to restructure its way out of a crippling burden of debt. Audio

5:18 PM.In Tasman the rain has eased but the threat of slips remains. Audio

5:13 PM.The Waitaki civil defence controller Michael Ross is with us. Audio

5:11 PM.To North Otago where flooding has closed roads across the region, Donna Robertson farms on the Kakanui River. Audio

5:08 PM.A South Island manager for the Fire Service, Riwai Grace, joins us. Audio

5:07 PM.The deluge in the South Island is taking its toll both in the north and the south. Audio

5:00 PM.Flooding forces people from their homes and closes roads in North Otago and Canterbury and TV3's parent company goes into receivership. Audio