Checkpoint for Thursday 19 May 2011

6:55 PM.Detainees at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre have told a journalist they were forced to use a cigarette lighter to burn through a rope a man was using in a suicide attempt last year. Audio

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

6:42 PM.A group of hardcore jihadis are preparing to leave Indonesian jails over the next 18 months, some saying they will bomb Western targets. Audio

6:36 PM.The career criminal Arthur Taylor has been given seven years jail for his part in a methamphetamine ring which was cracked by a police tapping the cellphones of prison inmates in 2007. Audio

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

6:25 PM.A new survey suggests employers are finding it increasingly difficult to find skilled workers, with engineers hardest to find. Audio

6:21 PM.Viv Winter is a mother of two with a student loan. Audio

6:18 PM.Government contributions to the KiwiSaver savings scheme have been halved and employer contributions will no longer be tax free. Audio

6:08 PM.Tonight Checkpoint is bringing you full coverage of the Budget which has delivered cuts to kiwisaver, working for families and student loans. Audio

5:54 PM.The former Bridgcorp director and accused fraudster, Ron Petricevic, is arguing his wife's assets should not be used to fund his legal defence - rather, the taxpayer should foot the bill. Audio

5:51 PM.Changes to the student loan scheme announced today mean people over the age of 55 will no longer be able to borrow for living costs. Audio

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

5:42 PM.The cuts to Working For Families reach down to hit households on middle incomes as well as those with higher incomes. Audio

5:38 PM.For Labour's take on the budget, with us is the party's Finance Spokesperson David Cunliffe. Audio

5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:29 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:25 PM.With us to discuss this further is our Political Editor Brent Edwards. Audio

5:21 PM.Canterbury has been promised five and half billion dollars over the next six years in today's budget. Audio

5:17 PM.Workers and employers will have to put more into Kiwisaver while the Government puts in less. Audio

5:11 PM.Here's the Finance Minister Bill English. Audio

5:07 PM.The Finance Minister, Bill English, has delivered his third budget, which he's predicting will get the country out of deficit in the next four years - a year earlier than forecast . Audio

5:00 PM.Full coverage of the budget and the cuts to kiwisaver, working for families and student loans. Plans to raise between 5 and 7 billion dollars from partial asset sales and a new Earthquake Kiwi Bond to… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Geoff Robinson and RNZ correspondents review the Budget. Audio