Checkpoint for Thursday 21 April 2011

6:55 PM.For the first time, everyone under 18 in Canterbury can get a flu jab for free. This comes as health authorities warn Christchurch could be heading for the worst winter since the Great Depression. Audio

6:53 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:38 PM.It's ANZAC weekend, a time when the country reflects on the past sacrifices made by New Zealand's servicemen and women. The Defence Force is about to undergo a major overhaul. Political reporter Danya… Read more Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:28 PM.Tourists in Christchurch can once again go punting along the river Avon, as the popular boating attraction is now back up and running. Audio

6:23 PM.Australian scientists have discovered that warming sea temperatures are pushing some inshore fish species past their physiological limits. Audio

6:20 PM.Consumer confidence has stabilised after falling to a two year low in March, following the Christchurch earthquake. Audio

6:13 PM.A motorist who killed two people and seriously injured three others wept in the dock of the Wellington District Court today as he was sentenced to seven months home detention and two hundred hours of… Read more Audio

6:12 PM.Aid groups say conditions in the city of Misrata are getting worse. Audio

5:58 PM.Smaller ports are being warned they need deeper entrances and longer wharfs or they'll miss out on the increasing number of cruise ship visits. Audio

5:55 PM.Sealord's major investment in its Nelson factory has the support of the staff's main union, even though the latest move will cause job losses. Audio

5:50 PM.The Hamilton City Council has voted to pay to upgrade Waikato Stadium's lighting, which has been found to be too weak for an evening Rugby World Cup game. Audio

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

5:45 PM.Five months on from a devastating fire that destroyed a meat processing plant and left hundreds of workers out of a job, there are plans to rebuild. Audio

5:43 PM.Firefighters in Northland have used helicopters to contain a scrub fire that had been moving towards houses in the township of Ahipara near 90-Mile Beach. Audio

5:38 PM.A yacht's skipper is accusing the police of causing a dangerous confrontation at the Petrobras protest off East Cape. Police on board the navy vessel Taupo overnight launched an inflatable boat to… Read more Audio

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

5:29 PM.Two leaders of the Canterbury Student Volunteer Army are heading for Japan to start similar type of a cleanup team there. They're going to organise Japanese students to deal with houses wrecked in… Read more Audio

5:26 PM.Auckland's economy has hit a"sweet spot"according to one bank economist, although he's warning people it won't last long term. House prices are rising faster there than anywhere else and Goldman Sachs… Read more Audio

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

5:19 PM.A Hamilton GP has received the ultimate penalty for professional misconduct, and been struck off for offending described as grave and negligent. The doctor also has been ordered to pay record costs… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.The Government says it had no option but to comply with a contract, set up by the previous Labour Government, to give millions of taxpayer dollars to the national sailing team for its America's Cup… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The Justice Ministry is ignoring a key recommendation aimed at ensuring crime victims are not named by mistake. An investigation was ordered after the Ministry breached suppression orders by… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.More suppression rule breaches by Justice Ministry, Govt gives $36m to yachties for America's Cup, Dangerous driver given home detention, Hamilton GP struck off for negligence, Current financial… Read more Audio