Checkpoint for Wednesday 26 June 2013

6:56 PM.A new survey shows less than half of 225 billion dollars-worth of public assets are insured, partly because the premiums would cost too much. Audio

6:52 PM.Kim Dotcom's online data storage company Mega says legislation to force telecommunication companies to cooperate with the Government's spy agency is fundamentally flawed. Audio

6:49 PM.The Maori Party co-leader, Pita Sharples, has defended allegations he hasn't been "visible" enough in promoting Te Reo; Meanwhile, the Maori Party MP for Waiariki, Te Ururoa Flavell, has become Deputy… Read more Audio

6:45 PM.Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called a vote for the Labor leadership tonight after supporters of Kevin Rudd took the first steps towards trying to oust her. Audio

6:39 PM.President Obama has declared the climate change debate over and told what he called the Flat Earthers to get out of the way. Audio

6:37 PM.More now on the government's decision to set aside its opposition to the auckland rail link and instead help build it. Audio

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

6:28 PM.Units in Vital Healthcare Property Trust rebounded today after the amount of new capital the trust plans to raise turned out to be less than feared. Audio

6:21 PM.The Dunedin City Council says the days of sewage washing up on the city's beaches are over. Audio

6:18 PM.Postal workers have reacted with silence, shock, tears and disbelief to finding out today their jobs are being axed. Audio

6:09 PM.The Government has reversed its former reluctance and is now willing to help pay for Auckland's multi-billion-dollar inner city rail link. Audio

5:55 PM.A newly-released Cabinet paper shows the Government was warned that its deal with SkyCity to build an international convention centre could make problem gambling worse. Audio

5:50 PM.A regional council alarmed that farmers might commit suicide is slowing down the introduction of strict new water rules to combat farm runoff. Audio

5:47 PM.The government is to advertise a controversial deed of mandate next month, to settle the Ngapuhi claims; The Maori Party co-leader, Pita Sharples, has defended allegations he hasn't been "visible"… Read more Audio

5:39 PM.The father of a severely disabled boy who was assaulted at a Nelson care home claims there's still a widespread culture of abuse in the industry. Audio

5:37 PM.People in one of the country's poorest communities are outraged at the closure of the local police station, and fear it will take officers too long to come to their aid. Audio

5:35 PM.The police in the Far North have found a body they believe to be that of the missing Rawene woman, Barbara Ann Moka. Audio

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

5:26 PM.A judge has described the role of a Wanaka builder in a million dollar cocaine ring as "misguided loyalty" and sentenced him to two years and one month in jail. Audio

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

5:20 PM.The chief executive of New Zealand Post Brian Roche is with us. Audio

5:16 PM.New Zealand Post is cutting 500 jobs and shutting small mail sorting centres in towns up and down the country, as well as three much bigger plants in Wellington, Dunedin and Hamilton. Audio

5:10 PM.The Auckland Mayor, Len Brown, is with us. Audio

5:07 PM.In what's being described as the U-turn of the century, the Government now says it will throw its money and support behind the inner-city Auckland rail loop. Audio

5:00 PM.The government has a unexpected change of heart and throws its support behind the inner-city Auckland rail loop. Five hundred people at New Zealand Post are losing their jobs and Wanaka builder… Read more Audio