Checkpoint for Wednesday 8 April 2015

6:50 PM.Scientists say the discovery of three hatched tuatara eggs north of Dunedin could be a step towards re-establishing a tuatara population in the South Island. Audio

6:47 PM.Maori researchers say the Crown has adopted Maori concepts to fit its own agenda. Online criticism has forced the Radio station, More FM, to apologise for re-posting image - mocking haka performers… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.Tourism operators in Aitutaki in the Cook Islands say if Sunday flights between the island and Rarotonga are canned it could be disastrous for the economy. Audio

6:40 PM.A frenzied two minute attack has killed a female Chimpanzee at Hamilton Zoo, only a week after being transferred there. Audio

6:34 PM.Kenyan university students have taken to the streets demanding more security from the government after gunmen killed 148 people at a campus in the eastern town of Garissa last week. Audio

6:27 PM.A travel-guide written in Chinese is being put out by the Automobile Association aimed at helping tourists and Chinese people who live here understand the road rules. Audio

6:24 PM.Workers at the country's biggest gold mine, who'd been facing redundancy in two years time have been thrown a lifeline by their bosses. Audio

6:13 PM.Auckland's housing market is being likened to a giant ponzi scheme by one leading economist. Audio

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

5:54 PM.A New Zealand exporter burnt by the soaring kiwi against the Australian dollar says the exchange rate has turned the market across the Tasman toxic. Audio

5:50 PM.Māori researchers say the Crown has adopted Māori concepts to fit its own agenda. Audio

5:47 PM.Police in Huntly are calling for witnesses to a massive drunken street fight last night. Audio

5:43 PM.US officials have insisted a cyber attack late last year did not compromise White House classified systems, but refused to confirm reports Russia was behind the breach. Audio

5:39 PM.Men with advanced prostate cancer are being offered an expensive new drug that will extend their lives by about five months. Audio

5:36 PM.Questions still surround how an 11-year-old autistic boy managed to survive five days lost in the Australian bush with just the clothes on his back. Audio

5:33 PM.For the latest on the markets. Audio

5:25 PM.Downloaders and internet police are keeping a close watch on an Australian Federal Court decision forcing six internet companies to hand thousands of people's details who pirated the movie, The Dallas… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.The Government is being accused of leaving disabled people and their families in the lurch. Audio

5:16 PM.A white police officer in the United States has been charged with murder after a video showed him shooting eight times at a 50-year-old black man as he was running away. Audio

5:11 PM.Putting up higher fences to stop mental health patients getting out won't be happening at a Hamilton unit with a history of escapes because doctors think it's a backwards step. Audio

5:07 PM.The family of a mother of three, killed while she was out jogging, is angry the driver who hit her has not been jailed . Audio

5:00 PM.Driver sentenced to six months home detention. No high fences for a mental health unit. White officer arrested in shooting of black man in US. Disabled care pay policy 'flawed'. Australian court rules… Read more Audio