Checkpoint for Thursday 1 August 2013

6:56 PM.A new survey of secondary school students' health shows fewer having sex and using drugs or smoking or drinking. Audio

6:47 PM.Public feedback on the naming of New Zealand's main Islands show people prefer the status quo - the North and South Islands - rather than Maori titles; Three Treaty Settlement bills have unanimously… Read more Audio

6:39 PM.A multi-million-dollar project to get thousands more children into early childhood education has reached its target a year early. Audio

6:37 PM.The clean up bill for the storm in Wellington in June could now exceed four-million-dollars. Audio

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

6:22 PM.In Sydney, the former nurse who murdered 11 elderly nursing home residents in a fire has been jailed for life without parole. Audio

6:19 PM.The retailer Briscoe Group is expecting a record half year profit of nearly 15 million dollars due to a sharp lift in sales in the last two months. Audio

6:14 PM.The Labour Party says it will strip Pharmac of its role in funding highly expensive medicines if it forms the next government. Audio

6:08 PM.Labour says it's outrageous the Prime Minister is politicking with his claims that Zealanders trained in camps overseas by the terrorist group al Qaeda are in the country. Audio

5:55 PM.MPs have been told blanket rules on a proposed new mine inspection regime won't work. Audio

5:53 PM.Economists say the New Zealand dollar is likely to rise further against its Australian counterpart, after hitting new five years highs Audio

5:51 PM.A judge has cleared Jean Hubbard of blame in the crash which killed her husband north of Oamaru in 2011 Audio

5:47 PM.Three bills giving effect to the Treaty of Waitangi settlements of a collective of iwi have passed their first readings in parliament today; The Maori Party says it's preparing a letter for the Prime… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.The Head of Islamic Studies research unit at Auckland University, Dr Zain Ali, says if John Key is right, the trainees will be planning operations and trying to recruit others - and now they know… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.The controversial Government Communications Security Bureau legislation has scraped through its second reading in Parliament this afternoon. Audio

5:37 PM.A judge has condemned the courtroom behaviour of a lawyer who became infatuated with a convicted murderer and rapist and smuggled contraband to him in jail. Audio

5:35 PM.100-million dollars worth of meat was left languishing on wharves in China in May because of repeated mistakes by the Ministry for Primary Industries over its name change on export certificates. Audio

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

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

5:21 PM.The cement maker Holcim has decided to shelve plans for a half billion dollar plant near Oamaru and end its New Zealand production. Audio

5:16 PM.John Key has refused to appear on Checkpoint to talk about this - and earlier had refused to appear on Morning Report, despite making time to be on the music station More FM today. Audio

5:13 PM.The Prime Minister says New Zealanders trained in camps overseas by the terrorist group al Qaeda are in the country, and are being monitored but have not been arrested. Audio

5:10 PM.The Parliamentary Service has refused to make any comment, and so has the Speaker David Carter who is in charge of the service. Audio

5:07 PM.The head of Parliamentary Service has resigned, over the fallout from the David Henry inquiry into the leaked GCSB report, and the release of a journalist's phone records. Audio

5:00 PM.The Parliamentary Service chief resigns over the release of a journalist's phone records. John Key warns al Qaeda trained operatives are in New Zealand and Holcim Cement shuts down production. Audio