15:00 RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 12th December 2017 5:08 KidsCan may lose govt funding: 'Children will go hungry' 5:10 Teachers leaving Auckland for greener pastures 5:14 National Standards 'didn't lift achievement' - education professor 5:19 Parents split on removal of National Standards 5:22 MPI disappointed cow disease spead to North Island 5:28 Royal NZ Ballet issues 'swept under the carpet' for years 5:35 Evening business for 12 December 2017 5:40 Butter lovers may have to swallow high prices for some time 5:48 Dunedin City Council votes in favour of $20 million footbridge 5:50 Ross Taylor matches record for most test centuries 6:08 Govt ditches national standards from next year 6:14 Beaches, lakes, rivers closed due to toxic algae, wastewater 6:17 Public campaign to legalise euthanasia off to rocky start 6:22 Christchurch's 46 days without rain officially ends 6:24 Council tells homeowners to protect themselves from ocean