Checkpoint for Thursday 12 March 2009

6:59 PM.Dr Rosanna Capolingua is prepared to do jail time to protect patient confidentiality as Canberra cracks down on medical fraud. Audio

6:57 PM.One Russian still thought to be worth billions, mobile phone retail oligarch Yevgeny Chichvarkin, is on the run from the law. Audio

6:56 PM.This recession appears a bit of a leveler as the world's wealthiest are falling into a mere millionaire category. Audio

6:54 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:50 PM.Fears are mounting that a major environmental disaster may occur from oil slicks after a cargo ship was damaged yesterday. Audio

6:48 PM.Govt. says polluting dairy farmers are testing the public's patience - but refuses to take action to get cows out of streams. Audio

6:45 PM.The mothballed prison can reopen at short notice is inmate demand calls for it. Audio

6:43 PM.A man who kidnapped a five-year-old Auckland girl and attempted to hold her ransom has apologised to her and her family. Audio

6:42 PM.Blenheim woman, Rebecca Stockwell died after a boat propeller struck her on the head at Matamanoa Island Resort in Fiji in 2007. Audio

6:40 PM.But he is trying to get two of them in front of the PM, the man they allegedly assaulted at Waitangi. Audio

6:37 PM.10 contracts, totaling more than a-hundred-million dollars are under review after a council officer accepted a Christmas ham. Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the RNZ sports desk. Audio

6:27 PM.All contracts being considered have been put on hold, after a council officer accepted a Christmas ham. Audio

6:22 PM.The defence case began this afternoon at the retrial of a former Wellington taxi driver accused of raping a passenger. Audio

6:15 PM.Thirteen centres from Whangarei to Invercargill will host pool games, although the majority have gone to the Auckland region. Audio

6:11 PM.More detail of the fit or seizure that David Bain was said to have had on the morning his family was killed has been revealed. Audio

6:06 PM.Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive, Charles Finney responds to Dr Bollard's warning. Audio

5:57 PM.The drug sting has been underway for two months and is a proven success though details from the police are not forthcoming. Audio

5:53 PM.German police say they have no clues to the motive behind a teenager's rampage through his former school and two small towns. Audio

5:46 PM.News from the Waatea Team. Audio

5:35 PM.A Central Otago midwife has told a Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal how she felt like piggie in the middle. Audio

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

5:29 PM.The Maori Party MP may try to broker a meeting between the PM and the two men charged with assaulting him at Waitangi. Audio

5:26 PM.ACC minister rejects allegations he's effectively gagged the corporation from speaking publicly about government criticism. Audio

5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:20 PM.Monique Devereux joins us live from Christchurch with the latest. Audio

5:17 PM.Mostly Auckland it would seem. Audio

5:12 PM.Our economics correspondent Nigel Stirling discusses. Audio

5:09 PM.The Reserve Bank Governor, Alan Bollard warns people not to expect the OCR to fall much further even if the recession worsens. Audio

8:20 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio