Checkpoint for Tuesday 25 February 2014

6:55 PM.The Fire Service and a top psychologist say that government agencies need to start working together better to stop young arsonists from committing serious crimes. Audio

6:47 PM.Ngati Waewae in the South Island says its new deal to stump the pounamu black market will ultimately mean cheaper authentic greenstone; Two Te Tai Tokerau tribes want to enter direct negotiations with… Read more Audio

6:41 PM.The American military could be reduced to its smallest size since before the country entered World War Two. Audio

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

6:22 PM.The retirement village operator, Summerset, has more than doubled its annual net profit, as its sales hit a record for a third year in a row.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:18 PM.The Ngapuhi runanga has been accused of creating phantom hapu to manipulate the settlement of the iwi's Treaty claim. Audio

6:12 PM.A leading aid agency says Immigration New Zealand's move to deport a woman back to the cyclone damaged area of Tonga is heartless. Audio

6:09 PM.A new opencast mine on the West Coast's Denniston Plateau has been put on hold amid slumping coal prices. Audio

5:53 PM.A coroner says four men who drowned within a week of each other at the same Port Waikato beach may have been saved if they'd worn lifejackets. Audio

5:50 PM.Two Te Tai Tokerau tribes want to enter direct negotiations with the Crown, fearing the government will run out of funding to compensate them; Ngati Waewae in the South Island says its new deal to… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.The consumer watchdog in Australia has begun court action against the Coles and Woolworths supermarket chains over the discounts on petrol they give to shoppers. Audio

5:41 PM.The Auckland high school which kicked out a boy with autism and dyslexia because he was violent has blasted the High Court ruling which says they must take him back. Audio

5:35 PM.Dunedin Hospital's IT system is back up and running after crashing for more than 34 hours, resulting in some patients being asked to go home and retrieve their own paper records. Audio

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

5:27 PM.A New Zealand Navy ship on its way to the sub-antartic islands has been forced to make something of a U-turn - after battling 14 metres waves and storm- force winds. Audio

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

5:20 PM.The United States military could be reduced to its smallest size since before it entered World War Two. Audio

5:17 PM.An army officer who'd served in the SAS has been jailed for four months for conning the army into paying for him to have a weekend away. Audio

5:14 PM.Buying a home is at its most affordable level in five months, with a new survey showing the national median house price dropping by 8.6 percent. Audio

5:12 PM.The Government is defending its appointment to the country's top police job, of Commissioner, saying Mike Bush will do an outstanding job. Audio

5:08 PM.A company that's fought for years to dig an opencast coal mine into a prized West Coast plateau now says it has to put off opening it indefinitely because coal's worth too little. Audio

5:00 PM.A controversial coal mine's opening is put off indefinitely by a price slump. The Government defends its appointment to the country's top police job and an ex SAS soldier is jailed for conning the… Read more Audio