Checkpoint for Thursday 14 August 2008

6:58 PM.A row in Britain over the genetically modified crops industry is pitching royalty against big industry. Audio

6:57 PM.There is disturbing evidence that the damage from smoking may last longer than previously feared Audio

6:56 PM.Nigeria is due to complete the handover of the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon. Audio

6:52 PM.Vietnam Vets are welcoming the recognition of the bravery displayed by Australians and New Zealanders in the battle of Long Tan. Audio

6:49 PM.The latest from the Waatea News team with Eru Rerekura Audio

6:47 PM.Government forces have been advancing into Tamil Tiger territory in Sri Lanka. Audio

6:45 PM.An aid organisation is suspending its operations in Afghanistan, after four of its workers were shot dead. Audio

6:40 PM.The Maori share of the Taranaki economy is significant and growing. Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:30 PM.For the latest news from the Olympics, we're joined by our correspondent Quentin Sommerville Audio

6:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:24 PM.Police are tackling a stretch of road which accounts for ten percent of deaths on the region's highways. Audio

6:18 PM.Ien Hellemans is a dietian who works with New Zealand's Olympic triathlon team. Audio

6:15 PM.Shell and BP have dropped the price of petrol to under two dollars a litre. The AA's Mike Noon joins us. Audio

6:06 PM.National doesn't believe the country can rely soley on renewable energy. John Key speaks to Mary Wilson. Audio

5:59 PM.Gross pornographic exploitation or a bit of harmless titillation? Audio

5:58 PM.Dr Mike Hickford from the University of Canterbury has been studying whitebait habitats for the last two years. Audio

5:56 PM.John Ray, who has been in China for two years, found himself on the receiving end the law while covering a protest. Audio

5:52 PM.eru Rerekura has the latest news from the Waatea team. Audio

5:50 PM.The Australian government has agreed to pay 55 million dollars to the founder of a drugs company. Audio

5:43 PM.The fishing company Sealord is to pay 63 thousand dollars in fines and reparation after a crew member lost four fingers. Audio

5:40 PM.US military planes have begun delivering aid to Georgia as Washington steps up its support for a shaky ceasefire with Russia. Audio

5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:30 PM.The police say the men who killed a 14-year-old boy outside his south Auckland home came armed with weapons and a motive. Audio

5:27 PM.National says it would overturn a Government ban on some thermal power stations to ensure New Zealand has a secure power supply. Audio

5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:15 PM.For more on what's happening with the New Zealand team in Beijing our reporter Stephen Hewson joins us now. Audio

5:11 PM.The BBC's correspondent Gavin Hewitt has spent the day in Gori where Russian troops remain. Audio

5:08 PM.The Defence Force has revealed local villagers are standing between New Zealand troops and insurgents who want to attack. Audio