Checkpoint for Thursday 10 April 2014

6:52 PM.In Australia the Federal Government's been told it should collect unpaid debt from students after they die. Audio

6:50 PM.A would-be home buyer who came along to the opening of the first house in a Lower Hutt rebuild today says he won't be put off buying into a suburb with a rough reputation. Audio

6:47 PM.Settlements for three Bay of Plenty tribes have been passed into law; A treaty lawyer says a High Court ruling suggests people can be essentially penalised if they chose to speak te reo Maori in legal… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.A man who was sexually abused in a small rural town when he was a teenager says the lack of help for victims is having a serious impact on communities. Audio

6:35 PM.The Foreign Minister Murray McCully has told Fiji he expects New Zealand reporters who've been banned from the country will be allowed back in to cover the elections there. Audio

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

6:26 PM.A law has been passed to allow a 21 year old woman to have both her mothers listed on her birth certificate. Audio

6:23 PM.The clean-up operation in the flood ravaged Solomon Islands is continuing as aid agencies work around the clock to supply thousands of homeless people with clean drinking water. Audio

6:19 PM.The pace is picking up for manufacturers now the rebuilding of Canterbury is gaining steam. Audio

6:15 PM.The chair of the Warriors says the league club's co-owner, Sir Owen Glenn should sell up to let them move on from the fractious departure of coach Matt Elliott. Audio

6:12 PM.The Health Ministry has spent 32 million dollars of an antiviral drug that researchers say is far less effective than its maker claimed, and won't be put off buying more. Audio

6:09 PM.In Ukraine, pro-Russian separatists barricaded inside a state security building in the eastern city of Luhansk have called on President Putin for help after the government in Kiev warned it could use… Read more Audio

5:58 PM.The Hastings District Council has been charged with safety failings over a preschooler killed when he fell under a lawnmower towed by a tractor at a park. Audio

5:54 PM.The FBI was forced to abandon it's investigation into one of the Boston bombing suspects after the Russian authorities refused to hand over details of a phone call that could have linked him to last… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.A treaty lawyer says a High Court ruling suggests people can be essentially penalised if they chose to speak te reo Maori in legal proceedings; The Treaty settlement machine was working flat out… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.The deputy Prime Minister, Bill English, has added his weight to National's niggling of the Opposition, saying the Greens obviously think the Labour leader is roadkill. Audio

5:41 PM.The SPCA in Tokoroa is being forced to tell some people who call up complaining about stray cats, to humanely shoot them. Audio

5:38 PM.Car owners are being urged not to panic over a global Toyota recall which means up to 40 thousand cars and vans here will need checking. Audio

5:35 PM.The rich list co-owners of the Warriors league clug are at loggerheads, trading accusations as the fallout from coach Matt Elliott's departure spirals outwards. 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

5:24 PM.The police are investigating another driveway death after a toddler was hit by a reversing vehicle in south Auckland. Audio

5:20 PM.People began gathering in central Blenheim from half past four this morning, with some waiting in the drizzle for more than six hours, desperate for a glimpse of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Audio

5:19 PM.About eighty thousand households are without power in the Hawke's Bay tonight after Audio

5:14 PM.The Ministry of Health says it has no plans to stop buying Relenza and Tamiflu, it's spent 32 million dollars on the drugs in the last few years. Audio

5:08 PM.Medical researchers say governments all around the world have wasted billions of dollars stockpiling the anti-influenza drugs Tamiflu and Relenza. Audio

5:00 PM.Has New Zealand wasted millions of dollars on anti-flu drugs? A lightning strike cuts power to tens of thousands and the royals on their first public walkabout of the tour, in Blenheim. Audio