Checkpoint for Wednesday 12 August 2015

6:51 PM.Labour makes the prime minister wait to the bitter end for their only question for their only question - about the Saudi farm deal. Finance Minister Bill English rejects suggestions he needs a plan B… Read more Audio

6:48 PM.Māori MPs are calling on the Government to give Turakina Māori Girls' College another chance; A Hawkes Bay and a Taranaki iwi have both had their Treaty settlement bills pass their first readings in… Read more Audio

6:35 PM.A US businessman in New Mexico cried when he saw toxic muck seep down a local river turning the crystal clear waters to bright orange. Audio

6:24 PM.The internet could make schools' end-of-year exam season a thing of the past. Audio

6:20 PM.Thousands of underfloor earthquake repairs in Canterbury will be reviewed after a government inspection revealed substandard work. Audio

6:17 PM.An immigration and refugee lawyer says those 27 people who were stripped of refugee status are likely to have retained New Zealand citizenship for humanitarian reasons. Audio

6:14 PM.The Minister of Internal Affairs, Peter Dunne, is defending a decision to allow 27 people who made false refugee claims to keep their citizenship and stay in the country. Audio

6:12 PM.Solid Energy workers will find out their fate tomorrow as the company announces what it's future will look like. Audio

6:08 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:56 PM.In New York inmates of two convicted murderers who made a remarkable prison escape, have told of vicious beatings as panicked guards tried to find out what they knew. Audio

5:55 PM.More ructions in the global markets today as China cuts the value of its currency against the US dollar for the second time. Audio

5:53 PM.The Minister responsible for the country's spy agencies does not rule out giving them greater powers once a review of them and their legislation is completed. Audio

5:49 PM.A teenager says he saw Connor Morris treating another man like a toy and throwing a man to the ground, shortly before being fatally struck in the head with a two handled sickle. Audio

5:42 PM.Turakina Māori Girls' College says it's devastated by the announcement it might be closed. Audio

5:40 PM.The Prime Minister has been questioned in Parliament over his new take on a deal his Government made with a Saudi businessman that it was never about compensation. Audio

5:38 PM.Hamilton police have released more details on the death of an elderly man in the city on Monday night. Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:26 PM.An elite school's headmaster says some of his senior boys have exposed themselves and the college to ridicule by campaigning for carparking. Audio

5:25 PM.It was 'touch and go' for a two year old boy who suffered hemorrhaging in his brain after a man beat him within an inch of his life. Audio

5:20 PM.China's second currency devaluation in two days has sparked fears of a global currency war and accusations that Beijing's giving an unfair advantage to its exporters. Audio

5:14 PM.The Minister of Internal Affairs Peter Dunne is defending a decision to allow 27 people who made false refugee claims to remain in New Zealand as citizens. Audio

5:10 PM.The Council's Chief Financial Officer Sue Tindall says she only found out last week through the media that Charlotte Marsh was paying the rates to Arikinui o Tuhoe. Audio

5:08 PM.Auckland Council has gone ahead with the first ever sale of a house because a woman didn't pay her rates - even though it was worried enough to go to the police about what was going on behind the… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Home sold because rates weren't paid, Council on the house sale, Minister defends letting false refugees stay, China devalues currency again - the impact on NZ, "Touch and go" for a two year old boy… Read more Audio