Checkpoint for Monday 8 November 2010

6:56 PM.The Conservation Department is taking no chances with what it calls a credible sighting of a stoat on Kapiti Island. Audio

6:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:39 PM.One of the Chilean miners has completed the New York Marathon after he continued to train while trapped underground. Audio

6:36 PM.A Coroner investigating the death of the Kahui twins has been told baby Cru appeared well the day before they were admitted to hospital. Audio

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

6:28 PM.An Australian charity which helps destitute travellers has helped pay for 14 New Zealanders to return home in the past three months. Audio

6:21 PM.Opus International Consultants, is expanding its presense in Canada, buying the British Columbia-based engineering firm Dayton and Knight for 15 million Canadian dollars. Opus's managing director… Read more Audio

6:16 PM.The jury in the trial of a 48 year old Whanganui man who was the centre of a police manhunt in southern Hawkes Bay retired just after 3 o'clock to consider its verdict. Audio

6:06 PM.Kiwifruit growers are anxiously awaiting the results of tests to find out if the bacterial disease PSA has invaded a kiwifruit orchard in Bay of Plenty. Audio

5:58 PM.Conservation staff are looking for signs that a small but very destructive visitor has managed to make its way onto Kapiti Island. Audio

5:55 PM.The Agriculture Minister says a two million dollar fund to reward farm workers who dob in their employers for mistreating animals will mean more false declarations. Audio

5:50 PM.Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano is continuing its massive eruption with more than 130 people now dead. Audio

5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:44 PM.Classical music blasting through Christchurch's open air city mall has been credited with helping reduce anti-social behaviour. Audio

5:39 PM.Radiographers who do x-rays, images and scans have called off their nationwide two-day strike which was to have begun early tomorrow. Audio

5:36 PM.The latest now on the vine disease threatening hundreds of millions of dollars of kiwifruit exports, known as PSA. Audio

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

5:26 PM.Rugby World Cup officials say they have a lot to learn from the success of the World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro. Audio

5:23 PM.A new survey shows almost one in five police officers were bullied at work in the year to May. Audio

5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:16 PM.Tax income has slumped one-point-one billion dollars below forecast in a clear sign the economy is not recovering as quickly as expected from the recession. Audio

5:13 PM.Tensions over a Maori occupation in the Far North are coming to a head with the council asking the police for help to end it. Audio

5:09 PM.The kiwifruit exporter and marketer is Zespri - its Chief Executive is Lain Jager. Audio

5:07 PM.The kiwifruit industry says hundreds of millions of dollars worth of exports are at risk from a new vine disease. Audio

5:00 PM.A new disease threatens hundreds of millions of dollars worth of kiwifruit exports. The Far North Council asks police to evict Maori protestors occupying land and Rugby World Cup officials say they… Read more Audio