Checkpoint

Tuesday 24 April 2012, with Mary Wilson

Audio from Tuesday 24 April 2012

Not all audio is available due to copyright restrictions.

  • Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 24 April 2012 ( 19′ 11″ )

    17:00 Fears Moerewa's new commissioner will sack the school principal and banish senior students. National Party MPs have had an uncomfortable time at the public hearings on partial asset sales today, with submitters at times openly challenging them and there are new plans to boost affordable housing in Christchurch.

  • Elders bristling over Moerewa commissioner ( 3′ 29″ )

    17:08 The commissioner appointed to run Moerewa school has arrived at the school this afternoon - amid fears he will sack the principal and banish senior students.

  • How the Moerewa community is reacting to commissioner ( 4′ 10″ )

    17:12 Ngahau Davis, from He Iwi Ko-tahi Tatou Trust, is a community worker in Moerewa.

  • University evacuated after anonymous threat ( 1′ 36″ )

    17:16 The police say an RSA function being hosted by the Governor General at the University of Canterbury tonight will go ahead despite an anonymous threat earlier today.

  • Govt MPs nettled at partial asset sales committee ( 3′ 18″ )

    17:18 National Party MPs have had an uncomfortable time at the public hearings on partial asset sales today, with submitters at times openly challenging them.

  • Evening Business for 24 April 2012 ( 2′ 39″ )

    17:21 News from the business sector including a market report.

  • Shipping lines warn price-fixing ban will hurt exporters ( 2′ 48″ )

    17:24 Shipping lines say services to local ports will be at risk if the Government follows recommendations to crack down on price-fixing deals between the lines.

  • Help at hand for homeless in Christchurch ( 3′ 34″ )

    17:27 The Government has today announced plans to boost the supply of affordable social housing in quake-devastated Christchurch.

  • Sports News for 24 April 2012 ( 3′ 33″ )

    17:33 An update from the team at RNZ Sport.

  • Greens call for Auditor-General to investigate Sky City deal ( 3′ 21″ )

    17:40 The Green Party is asking the Auditor-General to investigate the deal the Government's doing with Sky City to build an international convention centre.

  • Submissions heard on sale of Devonport land to hapu ( 3′ 43″ )

    17:43 Some Aucklanders have pleaded with the Government to stop the sale of navy land on the North Shore under a Treaty of Waitangi settlement.

  • Manu Korihi News for 24 April 2012 ( 3′ 33″ )

    17:47 Ngati Whatua o Orakei has told MPs it will not tolerate last minute changes to its Treaty Settlement package; The Race Relations Commissioner says he's disappointed by the tiny fraction of local bodies that have embraced the option of having Maori seats on council; A New Zealand soldier serving the Solomon Islands says during ANZAC Day tomorrow he'll be thinking of his three uncles who were in 28th Maori Battalion; One of New Zealand's most ancient and significant artefacts usually on permanent display at Auckland War Memorial Museum's He Taonga Maori Gallery, is returning to its origins in Tai Tokerau; The Ngai Tahu Chairman says his new role as a trustee on an organisation that promotes a clean green environment is a perfect fit - because it's in line with what his tribe already practises.

  • Guilty trucker wants to meet injured children's families ( 5′ 37″ )

    17:51 The driver of a logging truck who crashed into a school bus in the Bay of Plenty today pleaded guilty, and now wants to meet up with the families of the children he injured.

  • Student Volunteer Army get ANZAC award ( 2′ 39″ )

    17:57 In the next few minutes, the Student Volunteer Army in Christchurch is being presented with the ANZAC of the Year award, to recognise the huge clean up job the students did after the earthquakes.

  • Commissoner takes over at Moerewa School ( 2′ 47″ )

    18:08 The commisioner appointed to run a Northland school has been able to walk onto the property this afternoon without protesters blocking his path, but the message from one elder is still "you're not welcome - get out".

  • Anti-poverty groups urge caution over new research ( 3′ 01″ )

    18:15 New research shows dysfunctional families are to blame for children turning to crime - not their family's income.

  • Evening Business for 24 April 2012 ( 3′ 23″ )

    18:22 Banks' profits are expected to rise again this year but they continue to face a challenging environment of low lending levels, high regulation costs and brittle confidence.

  • Joyce confident super ministry will save money, drive agenda ( 3′ 12″ )

    18:25 The Economic Development Minister is confident a new Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment will not only save money but drive the Government's economic agenda more strongly.

  • HMNZS Resolution completes its final voyage ( 2′ 41″ )

    18:28 The Navy's survey ship Resolution has made its final voyage after 14-years of service.

  • Sports News for 24 April 2012 ( 3′ 19″ )

    18:34 An update from the team at RNZ Sport.

  • Men arrested over traps on Utah walking track ( 3′ 47″ )

    18:40 In the US, two men from Utah have been arrested for setting deadly booby traps on popular walking track in Provo Canyon.

  • Live from the basketball final ( 1′ 50″ )

    18:44 Basketball fans are taking their seats at the sold out Vector Arena in Auckland as the Breakers prepare to take on the Perth Wildcats in a winner takes all ANBL grant final.

  • Manu Korihi News for 24 April 2012 ( 3′ 23″ )

    18:46 The Race Relations Commissioner says he's disappointed by the tiny fraction of local bodies that have embraced the option of having Maori seats on council; Ngati Whatua o Orakei has told MPs it will not tolerate last minute changes to its Treaty Settlement package; A New Zealand soldier serving the Solomon Islands says during ANZAC Day tomorrow he'll be thinking of his three uncles who were in 28th Maori Battalion; The Ngai Tahu Chairman says his new role as a trustee on an organisation that promotes a clean green environment is a perfect fit - because it's in line with what his tribe already practises.

  • The role of List MPs is debated in MMP review ( 3′ 35″ )

    18:49 The view of list MPs as second rate has come up on the second day of hearings into the MMP voting system.

  • The stories making headlines in Latin America ( 3′ 56″ )

    18:56 Police in Mexico are investigating the killing of controverisal army-general who was shot by an unknown gunman.

Checkpoint is Radio New Zealand’s award-winning drive-time news programme. Every weekday Mary Wilson presents the day’s major national and international stories, as well as business, sport and Māori news.

Monday to Friday, 5pm - 7pm

Edited by Maree Corbett

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