Checkpoint for Wednesday 31 March 2010

7:00 PM.No-one should own foreshore and seabed - Government, Maori Party co-leader on Foreshore and Seabed, Minister accused of failing to declare potential conflict of interest. Audio

6:57 PM.An Auckland man who was attacked in his home by a former business partner, says he and his wife will always be haunted by the image of being confronted by a shotgun. Audio

6:55 PM.The primary teacher union's campaign for a trial of the national standards in reading, writing and maths reached Parliament today. Audio

6:52 PM.Locals in the Coromandel have spoken out today about the risks to their homes from mining on Conservation land. Audio

6:48 PM.The US President Barack Obama says he wants new sanctions against Iran in weeks rather than months to try to deter it from developing nuclear weapons. Audio

6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:42 PM.The Court of Appeal has dramatically increased the minimum sentence for the very worst rapists to 16 years. Audio

6:40 PM.The Large Hadron Collider in Geneva has finally achieved what scientists believe is a giant leap towards lifting the veil on some of the key mysteries of the cosmos. Audio

6:36 PM.Serbia's parliament has approved an historic resolution condemning the massacre of thousands of Muslim boys and men by Serb forces in 1995. Audio

6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:28 PM.The French government has been told not to bring in an outright ban of the all-enveloping Islamic veil. Audio

6:25 PM.The police and Ngai Tahu have launched a crack-down on the black market in pounamu on the West Coast. Audio

6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:19 PM.Police in Russia have released photos showing the severed heads of two women who they think are responsible for the suicide attacks on the Moscow metro. Audio

6:16 PM.A landmark pay deal giving 43 thousand health workers a two percent pay rise will now be offered to all unions afiliated to the Council of Trade Unions. Audio

6:13 PM.Protests have been held throughout Christchurch today over the Government's decision to sack the Canterbury regional councillors and replace them with its own commissioners. Audio

6:07 PM.Nobody will own the foreshore and seabed and if Maori can establish customary title and the Prime Minister says iwi will end up with effectively the same rights they have under the current law. Audio

5:57 PM.The two neo nazi charged with the murder of a South Korean tourist on the West Coast have now both admitted their guilt. Audio

5:53 PM.A Department of Labour Inspector has criticised the actions of police who carried out a drug search at the home of gunman Jan Molenaar. Audio

5:48 PM.Security cameras are to become compulsory in city taxis in an effort to curb the growing number of attacks on drivers. Audio

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

5:44 PM.FARC rebels in Colombia have released an army sergeant who has been in captivity for more than 12 years after being taken prisoner as a teenager. Audio

5:41 PM.John Key has conceded that under the Government's proposal to replace the Foreshore and Seabed Act, any iwi that establishes customary title will end up with effectively the same rights as under the… Read more Audio

5:39 PM.A report into the sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika, in which 74 people died, has found the vessel was unseaworthy - but lays fault with no one person. Audio

5:36 PM.The Government has announced trucks as heavy as 53 tonnes will soon be allowed on certain roads. Audio

5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:28 PM.The Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia has been caught out in Parliament contradicting herself over her party's involvement in the welfare changes announced last week. Audio

5:25 PM.District health boards say a landmark pay deal that will give 43 thousand of their workers a two percent pay rise, will stretch them financially. Audio

5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:18 PM.The Green party is accusing the Agriculture Minister of a possible conflict of interest in the decision to sack Canterbury's regional councillors and replace them with Commissioners. Audio

5:14 PM.The Maori Party has previously criticised the idea of public domain ownership preferring Maori ownership. Audio

5:08 PM.To prove customary title iwi or hapu would have to show continuous and exclusive use of an area since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio