Checkpoint for Tuesday 11 February 2014

6:55 PM.An Auckland primary school is moving its controversial Christian religious instruction classes outside of classroom hours after parents went to the Human Rights Commission. Audio

6:51 PM.A principal at a Maori school is sceptical that the government's proposal for a new Maori language strategy will deliver benefits; Meanwhile, a Maori language advocate says more people will speak Te… Read more Audio

6:45 PM.With the latest on the floods, we're joined by our UK correspondent, Olly Barratt. Audio

6:40 PM.The son of a Christchurch woman on trial for murdering her husband says she cried out 'what I have done', and then they both tried to save the man who'd been stabbed. Audio

6:36 PM.Drilling into the surface of Rangitoto is underway, to help geologists better understand the explosive history of the volcano and what risk it poses in the future. Audio

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

6:27 PM.Small operators have been told that edge advisors and sharing economies are the latest trends that will help them thrive. Audio

6:24 PM.The ex-girlfriend of a man accused of murdering his step-daughter says she saw the girl assaulted twice by her mother. Audio

6:15 PM.Four former directors of the failed company, Lombard Finance, have asked the Supreme Court to reinstate the lesser sentences first imposed on them by the High Court. Audio

6:11 PM.The Government may be acting illegally by cancelling the passports of New Zealanders wanting to go to Syria to fight in the civil war. Audio

5:57 PM.The internet tycoon, Kim Dotcom, is promising to push self-destruct on his Internet Party if it fails to poll above five per cent before ballot papers are printed. Audio

5:54 PM.The number of passports Australia has cancelled on national security grounds has almost trebled, amid reports another Australian has been killed in the fighting in Syria. Audio

5:50 PM.A principal at a Maori school is sceptical that the government's proposal for a new Maori language strategy will deliver benefits; Meanwhile, a Maori language advocate says more people will speak Te… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.To Australia, where the man who threw his fiancee to her death off the balcony of a Sydney highrise has been sentenced to 26 years behind bars. Audio

5:41 PM.The Auckland primary school that's decided to move religious instruction to outside school hours says it would have made the change anyway regardless of a high profile complaint from two parents. Audio

5:36 PM.The Government is being urged to pass the plain packaging of tobacco legislation into law before the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade agreement is signed. Audio

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

5:29 PM.Inland Revenue is warning of an email scam which looks quite professional and may dupe customers into providing private information. Audio

5:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:24 PM.University staff and students are outraged the government is slashing the size of university and wananga councils and abolishing their right to seats on the governing bodies. Audio

5:21 PM.3 packages of suspected cocaine have been seized by police and customs after being discovered by a worker at Lyttleton Port's depot in Woolston. Audio

5:15 PM.The Government may be acting illegally by cancelling the passports of New Zealanders wanting to go to Syria to fight with the rebels in the civil war. Audio

5:13 PM.Witnesses giving evidence at the murder trial of a Christchurch prostitute, Mellory Manning, have described hearing a loud scream and a splash near where she was killed and dumped in the Avon River. Audio

5:00 PM.Another safety breach onboard an interisland ferry. Evidence Mellory Manning tried to avoid a Mongrel Mob tax and 3 suspicious packages, likely to be cocaine, seized at a Lyttleton Port depot. Audio