Checkpoint for Thursday 28 February 2008

6:58 PM.A video has been released showing white students forcing black campus employees to eat food they allegedly urinated on. Audio

6:56 PM.A row has broken out in India over the sacking of a low-caste woman who'd been hired to work as a cook in a government school. Audio

6:53 PM.Images of gangrenous toes, diseased lungs and rotting teeth and gums have to be displayed on packets of cigarettes in NZ. Audio

6:51 PM.The Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Professor Nguyen (Nyin) is in NZ pushing for greater education co-operation. Audio

6:45 PM.An Australian Defence Force analyst says a compensation claim being made against the Aus military has no place in the courts. Audio

6:42 PM.The ousted premier of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra SHIN-uh wot flew home to an ecstatic welcome today. Audio

6:39 PM.Hastings District and Napier City councillors have just finished holding separate extraordinary meetings. Audio

6:36 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

6:33 PM.A police search team has broken into the bricked-up cellar of the former Jersey child care home. Audio

6:28 PM.A soldier who accidentally shot himself in the thigh while training is now awaiting surgery. Audio

6:25 PM.An update from the Business team. Audio

6:20 PM.That's what Australian businesses are wandering about their New Zealand counterparts. Audio

6:14 PM.In the United States economists are questioning whether the Federal Reserve should continue to cut interest rates. Audio

6:09 PM.The Supreme Court in the United States is hearing closing arguments on an appeal by the energy company Exxon Mobil. Audio

5:52 PM.Milford Sound is one of New Zealand's favourite tourist attractions, but has for years been prone to severe flooding. Audio

5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:44 PM.In Colombia, four hostages held captive for six years by left-wing Farc rebels have been released. Audio

5:40 PM.The clean-up of the asbestos-ridden Patea meatworks site began today. Audio

5:36 PM.The Australian parent company of one of this country's largest childcare centre operators is in a financial crisis. Audio

5:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

5:25 PM.Laura Langman is extremely upset by the theft of her gold and silver medals and she wants the stolen medals back. Audio

5:24 PM.The Jury is considering its verdict at the trial of Daniel Moore, in the High Court in Wellington. Audio

5:16 PM.A coalition of forestry and farming groups has come up with a new plan for cutting down trees. Audio

5:13 PM.Winston Peters has angrily denounced the media for questioning whether Owen Glenn has also given money to his party. Audio

5:10 PM.The government has ordered an urgent review into a tragic weekend search and rescue mission, in which a person died. Audio

5:07 PM.Arwen Fletcher step father guilty of manslaughter. Audio

4:31 PM.The last public submissions on the redevelopment of a Wellington waterfront landmark were heard in the capital today. Audio