Checkpoint for Tuesday 12 November 2013

6:56 PM.In Australia, scientists have identified a gene fragment that shows whether a woman's breast cancer is fast moving. Audio

6:53 PM.The sudden deaths of two girls from a Hastings high school in the past 10 days have prompted meetings with health professionals and local leaders worried about self harm. Audio

6:47 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal is recommending the iwi of the Central North Island be compensated for water use by the Tongariro Power Development Scheme; Parliament has ruled comments by a contender of a top… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.The Labour Party has pushed the Prime Minister in Parliament this afternoon over the compensation for the families of the Pike River miners. Audio

6:35 PM.A Massey University professor says Fonterra's decision to write off 157 million dollars from its inventory of value-added products raises questions about how the company calculates its costs. Audio

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

6:25 PM.Two Auckland university professors, who were continually told their wireless technology idea was impossible and crazy, have won the Prime Minister's top Science Prize. Audio

6:19 PM.The Local Government Commission's revealed its preferred option for local government in Northland is a single council for the whole region. Audio

6:16 PM.A test that went wrong on the brand new Cook Strait cable today cut power to hundreds of thousands of households and businesses in the North Island. Audio

6:12 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal issued its highly critical report on the Crown's handling of the national park and power scheme to iwi at a ceremony at Whakapapa Village today. Audio

6:08 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal is recommending the Government pay major compensation to iwi over a string of Treaty breaches in unfairly setting up the Tongariro National Park and power scheme. Audio

5:54 PM.Two Auckland scientists who were told their idea for transferring electricity without cables was crazy and impossible, have won the Prime Minister's top science prize. Audio

5:51 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal is recommending the iwi of the Central North Island be compensated for water use by the Tongariro Power Development Scheme; Parliament has ruled comments by a contender of a top… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Protesters heading out to sea off the coast of Taranaki say they don't know what will happen when they reach Anadarko's huge drilling ship. Audio

5:42 PM.Terror to Love has just won the richest trotting race in the country - at Addington in Christchurch. Audio

5:40 PM.The NCEA exam season has had its first controversy. Audio

5:37 PM.The jury is still out on whether new mortgage loan restrictions will cool Auckland's overheated housing market, despite signs house sales have slowed. Audio

5:35 PM.The path has been cleared for Sky City to build a 402-million dollar convention centre in Auckland in exchange for a range of gambling concessions. Audio

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

5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.In the Philippines - which is under a State of National Calamity - the situation is becoming even more desperate. The death toll continues to climb and torrential rain has closed in on many parts of… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.A test that went wrong on the brand new Cook Strait cable today cut power to tens of thousands of North Island households, and left swathes of businesses in the dark. Audio

5:10 PM.The Whanganui River is a key part of the Tongariro Power Scheme. An Iwi spokesman Gerard Albert says it's caused huge damage. Audio

5:07 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal is recommending the Government pay major compensation to iwi over a string of Treaty breaches in unfairly setting up the Tongariro National Park and power scheme. Audio

5:00 PM.A string of Treaty breaches over the Tongariro National Park and power scheme. Why thousands of people lost power this morning and the Philippines is under a State of National Calamity. Audio