Checkpoint for Monday 28 June 2010

6:57 PM.Researchers in Iran say a simple blood test could accurately predict when a woman will reach the menopause. Audio

6:54 PM.A business which services electric motors says it's proving impossible to replace one of its skilled workers who is fighting Immigration to stay in the country. Audio

6:51 PM.Senior Western intelligence officials are convinced Al Qaeda's main base is now in Yemen. Audio

6:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:46 PM.West Australia's Director of Public Prosecutions has defended the decision not to lay charges over the death of an Aboriginal elder. Audio

6:43 PM.In Kyrgyzstan voters have backed in a referendum to change the constitution and create Central Asia's first parliamentary democracy. Audio

6:36 PM.Joining us from the UK is our correspondent Barney Burnham. Audio

6:32 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

6:25 PM.Oil and gas exploration companies are defending the Government's decision to give a Brazilian energy company Petrobras, drilling rights off East Cape. Audio

6:22 PM.Telecom's chairman, Wayne Boyd says he'll stick around until the government's ultra fast broadband plans are in place, which some analysts say could be another couple of years. Audio

6:19 PM.A public meeting about the future of the disused Carisbrook stadium is currently underway in Dunedin. Audio

6:16 PM.Australia's new Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has announced a reshuffle - with no spot for her predecessor Kevin Rudd. Audio

6:14 PM.A Canterbury doctor who had a sexual relationship with a teenage patient has been found guilty of disgraceful conduct. Audio

6:06 PM.The number of alcohol-related deaths investigated by the Coroner's Office has skyrocketed. Audio

5:58 PM.A healthy population of giant tortoises has been re-established on one of the Galapagos islands after a non-native species threatened them with extinction. Audio

5:55 PM.The world's most powerful countries have dealt yet another blow to the Doha round of trade talks saying it might be time just to do deals amongst themselves. Audio

5:52 PM.A Supreme Court judge fighting to stop an unprecedented investigation into his conduct says a judicial watch dog has failed to specify exactly what he has done wrong. Audio

5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:47 PM.A multi-millionaire businessman, Colin Craig, has joined the contest for the Auckland Super-City mayoralty. Audio

5:41 PM.To Western Australia where a decision not to charge two security guards over the death of an Aboriginal elder in a prison van has been greeted with anger and disbelief. Audio

5:39 PM.The Minister of Education, Anne Tolley, faces a critical meeting with school principals this week about the national standards in reading, writing and maths. Audio

5:35 PM.The woman fronting a Chinese bid to buy the Crafar farms is hoping a deal made with creditors of her former company will be enough to avoid bankruptcy. Audio

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

5:26 PM.The Air force has been flying helicopters so low in parts of Wellington, they've caused houses to shake and residents to complain to noise control. Audio

5:23 PM.The police have hit out at parents of young teenagers who don't seem to care about their children heading off to Ohakune's mardi gras festival at the weekend where they drink themselves senseless. Audio

5:21 PM.Australia's new Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has ditched Kevin Rudd from cabinet in a revamped frontbench lineup announced this afternoon. Audio

5:19 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:16 PM.A three million dollar scheme to get Maori businesses exporting more is in limbo after being slammed in a hard hitting report. Audio

5:13 PM.The President of the Corrections Association - Beven Hanlon - joins us. Audio

5:08 PM.Prisoners will banned from smoking from July the first next year. Audio

5:00 PM.A total ban on smoking, lighters and matches, in Prisons by July next year. Another snub to Kevin Rudd and a binge drinking cleanup is likened to a war triage zone. Audio