Checkpoint for Monday 11 May 2015

6:53 PM.A driving instructor says more rangatahi lives could be saved if parents and caregivers pay for them to do defensive driving courses. An Otago University study published earlier this year found that… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.The President of Indonesia has announced foreign media will no longer be subjected to decades old restrictions on gaining access to the province of Papua where an independence movement has been… Read more Audio

6:35 PM.A new way of calculating house price rises shows them going up much less than had been thought. Audio

6:25 PM.An Australian supermarket has handed over ten million dollars as settlement for the way it treated its suppliers, including farmers and food processors. Audio

6:24 PM.In Australia, Islamic State appears to have turned it's sights on Canberra as the police crack down on suspected plots in Melbourne. Audio

6:21 PM.An Auckland teacher has been found to have been masturbating in a classroom during school hours. Audio

6:17 PM.Zarn Tarapata has admitted stabbing the two to death, but his lawyer argues he's not guilty, because he was suffering a psychotic episode due to schizophrenia. Audio

6:11 PM.ACC levy cuts to be outlined in next week's Budget could see the average motor vehicle levy fall by about a third of what it is now. Audio

6:06 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:57 PM.Oamaru still expects to still some heritage whitestone buildings under the new change to earthquake rules, but most of those will be of lesser importance. Audio

5:53 PM.A driving instructor is urging parents and caregivers to pay for their rangatahi to do defensive driving courses saying it could save their lives. Audio

5:49 PM.Aucklanders paying cash on public transport will soon be hit with higher fares. Audio

5:46 PM.As he prepares to deliver his 7th Budget next week, the Finance Minister has confirmed a deficit will be forecast. Audio

5:43 PM.Bay of Plenty police are arguing their so-called horror highway proves that lower speed limits cut down on crashes. Audio

5:38 PM.A man who had skin cancer was not told for 15 months, and only found out because of a chance visit to his GP. Audio

5:35 PM.The New Zealand dollar has seen some volatility since Friday, after fresh economic data increased the likelihood of an interest rate hike in the United States, while the Reserve Bank here is expected… Read more Audio

5:28 PM.Prince Harry has been given a royal grilling by the pupils of Stewart Island's only school. Audio

5:26 PM.Two young hunters are dead in separate shooting accidents. Audio

5:20 PM.An Australian teenager, who was arrested after three bombs were found at his home, has been denied bail in a Melbourne court today. Audio

5:17 PM.Prayer, breastmilk, and thoughts of her family, that's what helped a Wellington runner get through an overnight ordeal spent lost in the bush. Audio

5:10 PM.ACC levy cuts of half a billion dollars to be outlined in next week's Budget could see the average motor vechicle levy fall by about a third of what it is now. Audio

5:07 PM.A man accused of murder believed God was demanding him to destroy two men he's admitted stabbing to death at a south Auckland pawn shop. Audio

5:00 PM.A pawnshop murder accused believed God told him to kill two men. The Government signals half a billion dollars of ACC levy cuts and the lost mother who was sustained in the bush by prayer and… Read more Audio