Checkpoint for Thursday 26 November 2015

6:55 PM.Plans for a freedom camping ground near Wellington's Owhiro Bay have been stymied by a group of Wellington city councillors - for now. Audio

6:50 PM.Principals could be allowed to run more than one school and schools will find it easier to adjust their opening hours, under a proposed law change tabled today. Audio

6:48 PM.Animal rights activists are vowing to step up protest action as a company takes its proposal to build one of the country's biggest caged chicken farms to the Environment Court. Audio

6:45 PM.The French president Francois Hollande has gathered Pacific leaders in Paris overnight for a summit, before crucial climate change talks which start on Monday. Audio

6:42 PM.The partner of a New Zealander detained under tough visa laws in Australia says she is very worried about her partner's mental state. Audio

6:40 PM.Weather scientists here are ruling out the warmest year on record for New Zealand Audio

6:28 PM.A power line company has installed insulation at some of its sites to stop falcons being electrocuted. Audio

6:22 PM.An Australian police whistleblower says he has seen killings and other crimes in PNG but the Australian Government is turning a blind eye. Audio

6:17 PM.To the US, where four ex-Air Force men with more than 20 years experience between them operating military drones, have written an open letter to Barack Obama calling for an end to targeted killings. Audio

6:11 PM.The Government has had to abandon its most controversial plans to change the Resource Management Act. The Environment Minister, Nick Smith talks to us. Audio

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

5:57 PM.All Black Sonny Bill Williams has to share the limelight with his sister Niall. Audio

5:54 PM.A detainee who met with the Andrew Little behind the wire in Sydney today holds out little hope the Labour leader can help him directly. Audio

5:47 PM.A friend of a Taranaki farmhand, who police say was killed by his father, choked up in court today when he talked about his mate's relationship with the mother of his two children. Audio

5:44 PM.The Government says there are just two illegal fishing boats left hunting toothfish in Antarctic waters thanks to international anti-poaching operations. Audio

5:40 PM.The Waikakaho Valley forest fire in Marlborough is still burning fiercely more than 24 hours after nine helicopters and fire crews moved in to tackle it. Audio

5:37 PM.The US military's found a whole series of human errors led to it shelling an Afghan hospital killing at least 30 patients and doctors - but Medecins San Frontieres is demanding to see its full report.

5:35 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:26 PM.Another eleven criminals deported from Australia have this afternoon arrived in Auckland. Audio

5:19 PM.A Taranaki business couple behind a million dollar tax fraud have been jailed but IRD doesn't fancy its chances of recovering the money. Audio

5:15 PM.Our Political Editor Jane Patterson is with us now. Audio

5:13 PM.The Government has had to abandon its most controversial plans to change the Resource Management Act. Audio

5:07 PM.Recovery teams have today brought down the remaining three victims from the Fox Glacier chopper crash, plus key parts of the wreckage. Audio

5:00 PM.Recovery teams have today brought down the remaining three victims from the Fox Glacier chopper crash, plus key parts of the wreckage. The Government has had to abandon its most controversial plans to… Read more Audio