Checkpoint for Tuesday 15 July 2014

6:50 PM.Truckies in Northland are being forced to use back-roads, described as 'shocker', as the Transport Agency battles around the clock to build a temporary new road around a large slip that's cut off… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.A coalition is aiming to develop a Maori driven Manuka honey industry within 12-months. The Maori Council is considering asking for a hearing into the funding of the Waitangi Tribunal. A former kura… Read more Audio

6:42 PM.The Waikato District Health Board is rejecting criticism about the appointment of a contentious new chief executive. Audio

6:36 PM.Thousands of people living in coastal areas of the Philippines are evacuating as the first major storm of the rainy season barrels towards the country. Audio

6:33 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:24 PM.Federated Farmers say the Government's offer of help to storm hit Northland must also deal with the hammering local roads have taken. Audio

6:23 PM.Israel's Security Cabinet has just approved a ceasefire to end a week of air strikes on Gaza. Audio

6:16 PM.Changes described as reckless, offensive and anti-democratic have got the go-ahead from a parliamentary committee. Audio

6:09 PM.The survivors of Australia's Black Saturday fires that devastated Victoria five years ago, have won a half billion dollar settlement in the biggest class action in the country's history. Audio

6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:54 PM.The Maori Council is considering asking for a hearing into the funding of the Waitangi Tribunal. Audio

5:49 PM.A mother who took her son's school to court over his expulsion for smoking dope during school hours has been ordered to pay the school over 25-thousand dollars towards its court costs. Audio

5:44 PM.The Primary Industries minister, Nathan Guy, has announced extra help for farmers in Northland, saying while it doesn't mean a great deal of extra money - he's not ruling out extra funding down the… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:37 PM.The body overseeing profesional engineers is warning there could be serious problems with other buildings designed by the man behind the ill-fated Stadium Southland, which collapsed in 2010. Audio

5:25 PM.The Government's facing mounting questions over exactly what political pressure was applied in the decision to grant the internet millionaire, Kim Dotcom, residency. Audio

5:22 PM.The Government's facing mounting questions over exactly what political pressure was applied in the decision to grant the internet tycoon, Kim Dotcom, residency. Audio

5:16 PM.The Waikato District Health Board is rejecting unprecedented criticism about the appointment of a contentious new chief executive. Audio

5:11 PM.Police won't talk about what's happening in the town but yesterday brought in reinforcements saying they are worried about revenge attacks. Audio

5:08 PM.The engineer who designed Stadium Southland which collapsed in a snow storm in September 2010, has been expelled from the Institution of Professional Engineers. Audio

5:00 PM.Stadium Southland engineer expelled. More arrests in Opotiki. Waikato DHB defends controversial CEO appointment. Govt under pressure to explain "political pressure" over Dotcom. Immigration NZ… Read more Audio