Checkpoint for Monday 11 April 2011

6:55 PM.The French overseas territories minister is due in Noumea this week to facilitate talks that should restore political stability in New Caledonia. Audio

6:51 PM.A New Zealander who last year watched a court in Cambodia convict the head of the prison where his brother was tortured and killed is now trying to join a case against two other former members of the… Read more Audio

6:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:37 PM.To the latest news from the UK where our correspondent Barney Burnham has been following the News of the World phone hacking case. Audio

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

6:25 PM.Land Search and Rescue says trampers are increasingly using personal locator beacons when they don't really need to be rescued. Audio

6:21 PM.Local residents, fishermen and environmentalists opposed a proposed expansion of Port Otago at a resource consents hearing in Dunedin today. Audio

6:18 PM.Spending using electronic cards rose in March, as people bought more clothes, furniture, appliances and hardware. Audio

6:15 PM.A mechanic who admitted causing a freak accident which killed a bus passenger has been fined five-thousand-dollars and ordered to pay reparations of more than 68-thousand. Audio

6:12 PM.Restaurants and cafes in the outskirts of Christchurch's CBD are waiting to see if their customers will return, as they start preparing to reopen. Audio

6:09 PM.Christchurch school principals are seeing more tears and aggression among some of their students. Audio

6:06 PM.The Air Force has sent an Orion plane to investigate a waterborne protest that has blocked oil explorers from working off East Cape. Audio

5:56 PM.A high speed radar has been set up on Mount Ruapehu - making it one of the only volcanoes in the world to be monitored around the clock. Audio

5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:46 PM.More now on the death in a microlight crash of the former Olympic sailor and prominent businessman Geoff Smale. Audio

5:42 PM.4000 metres of trenches, bottles of rum and German beer and a camp for baking bread have been uncovered by a team of international archaeologists doing the first survey of the Gallipoli battlefields.

5:40 PM.Gay lobby groups are demanding an apology from the Labour list MP Damien O'Connor after he made what they say are homophobic comments. Audio

5:36 PM.The Government is getting legal advice on the options open to the police to intervene to stop anti oil-drilling protesters off East Cape. Audio

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

5:29 PM.A North Island couple who forgot to watch the Lotto draw on Saturday night have walked away with 17-point-7 million dollars. Audio

5:24 PM.Businesses appear to be getting over the shock of the February earthquake in Canterbury with many more now saying they expect better times ahead. Audio

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

5:17 PM.Phil Goff says Damien O'Connor is a hot-head not a redneck, after he said the Labour list was drawn up by a gaggle of gays and self-serving unionists. Audio

5:13 PM.Petrobras, the Brazilian company that has the exploration rights, would not come on for an interview but a spokesman said the company had not so far asked the Government to do anything about the… Read more Audio

5:09 PM.Protesters blocking oil explorers off East Cape are vowing to keep it up despite low-flying Orion flights buzzing them and the Government warning they risk damaging the economy. Audio

5:07 PM.The body of 86-year-old Olympian Geoff Smale has been found inside the wreckage of his crashed aircraft. Audio

5:00 PM.The missing former Olympian Geoff Smale is found dead. An orion is called in to keep an eye on oil exploration protesters and Labour's Damian O'Connor apologises for his gaggle of gays and self… Read more Audio