Checkpoint for Tuesday 24 June 2014

6:58 PM.It's been confirmed 120 jobs will go when Westport's Holcim concrete plant closes in 2016. Audio

6:54 PM.An Auckland father is frustrated the council wont give him consent to cut down a large tree despite experts saying its big branches could drop at any time. Audio

6:50 PM.The former board of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Whangaroa is rejecting criticism of the school's governance by a group of parents; A lower North Island iwi leader is supporting a justice reform group… Read more Audio

6:48 PM.Neighbours of a North Otago farm where almost 200 sheep were shot at the weekend say they are worried there are gunmen on the loose in the area. Audio

6:40 PM.Thieves are targeting contractors helping Coromandel households and businesses clean up after floods this month. Audio

6:37 PM.After nearly two weeks of fighting accusations of receiving undeclared donations, Labour has tried to focus the political agenda on poverty. Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:24 PM.The Christchurch City Council has moved to clarify statements made by the mayor today where she appeared to criticise the city's investment arm for not advising its profits were going to be smaller… Read more Audio

6:21 PM.The South Canterbury Finance trial has heard the company's former chair, Allan Hubbard, was against entering the Crown Guarantee Scheme because of how it would limit his influence over the firm. Audio

6:17 PM.A Court in the US has ordered the release of parts of a Justice Department memo that deemed it lawful to kill an American-born cleric in Yemen. Audio

6:14 PM.A lawyer and a campaigner against tasers say the Bay of Plenty man who is wanting to take the police and an officer to court has a strong case. Audio

6:09 PM.The family of a Southland man, who was shot and killed by a gun safety advocate, are angry he won't be locked up. Audio

5:56 PM.A tiny primary school in the Far North has become the first in the region to switch over to solar power. Audio

5:52 PM.The number of homes being built in Wellington could double under a new agreement between the city council and central government. Audio

5:49 PM.The former board of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Whangaroa is rejecting criticism of the school's governance by a group of parents; A lower North Island iwi leader is supporting a justice reform group… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.A Tauranga man who carried out home surgery on a dog's paw, which eventually led to it being amputated, has been sentenced to six months community detention and a hundred hours community service. Audio

5:37 PM.The Government is defending its flagship health initiative, saying the claims that Health Benefits Limited resembles a ponzi scheme are pure politicking. Audio

5:34 PM.More now on the second school fight in Auckland today, that's left two teenagers seriously injured. Audio

5:31 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:26 PM.A New Zealand referee is facing an international petition for him to be fired from the football World Cup, as well as a death threat delivered closer to home. Audio

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

5:19 PM.The Egyptian embassy rang Radio New Zealand today offering an interview about the case with the ambassador to New Zealand Mahmoud Zayed. Audio

5:11 PM.A Southland man who accidentally shot and killed a young hunter has been sentenced to seven months home detention and 450 hours of community work. Audio

5:07 PM.An 11 year old boy remains in a critical condition in hospital tonight after being injured in a school fight with another boy in south Auckland. Audio

5:00 PM.An 11 year old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after a school stabbing. The Egyptian ambassador speaks out about the Australian journalist jailed in Cairo and a death threat against the New… Read more Audio