Checkpoint for Tuesday 26 November 2013

6:50 PM.Scientists from Victoria University and Auckland University of Technology will lead New Zealand's contribution to building the world's largest radio telescope. Audio

6:46 PM.A union representing the predominately Maori workforce of the now closed Rotorua sawmill, Tachikawa, says a logging supply firm is threatening to hold up plans to pay out the staff; A Maori trust in… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.The number of Maori and Pacific Islanders working as doctors is remaining stubbornly low despite efforts to raise it. Audio

6:35 PM.A commander who was close to Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been found guilty of inciting mutiny in a plot to overthrow the military regime. Audio

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

6:24 PM.Tower's annual net profit has fallen following major storms and the sale of large parts of its business. Audio

6:18 PM.More now on the battle lines being drawn in Hawke's Bay over a plan to merge the five councils into one, which is moving a step closer. Audio

6:12 PM.The oil giant, BP is proposing leaving its Wellington office and moving most of its 90 staff to Auckland because the building is too much of an earthquake risk. Audio

6:09 PM.For the first time the police are extending their crackdown on holiday speeding to cover a full two months, from this Sunday through until the end of January. Audio

5:56 PM.The South Taranaki District Council has argued in court that fluoridating water is vital for combating dental decay in the poorer parts of Patea and Waverley. Audio

5:54 PM.The safety of some popular baby monitors is being looked into following a product recall and the deaths of babies overseas. Audio

5:47 PM.A union representing the predominately Maori workforce of the now closed Rotorua sawmill, Tachikawa, says a logging supply firm is threatening to hold up plans to pay out the staff; A Maori trust in… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.More than seventeen thousand people have been evacuated after volcanic eruptions on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Audio

5:40 PM.The mayors of Napier and Hastings have drawn the battle lines over a super council covering much of Hawke's Bay, a merger which has advanced a step closer today. Audio

5:36 PM.The High Court in Auckland heard today how the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi threatened to go public over the rescue deal for the beleaguered state coal miner Solid Energy. Audio

5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:26 PM.Protesters against Anadarko's oil exploration are shifting the fight to the High Court, pulling their flotilla out shortly before the Texan company began drilling off Raglan early today. Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.Thousands of anti-government protesters in Thailand are beginning a third day of demonstrations in Bangkok, calling for the Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to stand down. Audio

5:13 PM.For the first time the police are extending their crackdown on holiday speeding to cover a full two months, from this Sunday through until the end of January. Audio

5:11 PM.The police have been speaking to an injured man found near the body of a woman after screaming was heard at a house in northern Wellington early today. Audio

5:07 PM.The family of a soldier who drowned during a botched training exercise are surprised and dismayed one of his fellow soldiers could be prosecuted - possibly even for manslaughter. Audio

5:00 PM.The family of a drowned soldier say they don't want his colleague prosecuted. Summer speeders face a two-month-long crackdown for the first time and the Anadarko oil fight shifts from the ocean to the… Read more Audio