Checkpoint for Monday 20 June 2011

6:57 PM.The union representing fisheries officers is demanding staff be armed with batons and pepper spray to counter an increase in attacks on officers. Audio

6:51 PM.The public are being warned that any information they divulge in New Zealand Post's latest survey could end up being sold-on to marketing companies. Audio

6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:39 PM.To London now, where our correpsondent Barney Burnham has the latest news from the UK. Audio

6:36 PM.New Zealand children from poor families are outperforming children in similar circumstances in most other English-speaking countries. Audio

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

6:22 PM.A better-than-expected rise in manufacturing sales has led many economists to upgrade their forecasts for economic growth. Audio

6:18 PM.Disgruntled pilots have headed to court to challenge the Civil Aviation's move to access their conviction histories from the Ministry of Justice. Audio

6:15 PM.Work is under way on how Christchurch people will be told if their homes must be abandoned, even though the Government's still not indicating just when that will happen. Audio

6:13 PM.The Prime Minister John Key has made an historic address to the Australian Parliament. Audio

6:07 PM.The head of the SFO Adam Feeley says the charges are the result of an exhaustive investigation into Aorangi Securities and Hubbard Management Funds. Audio

5:57 PM.New Zealand children from poor families are performing better in education tests than poor children from all other English-speaking countries except Canada. Audio

5:53 PM.Port Otago says every major port in the country will have to dredge its channels deeper to cope with larger ships. Audio

5:50 PM.Housing New Zealand's move to evict three Mongrel Mob families from Lower Hutt state houses, has been labelled a pure disgrace. Audio

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

5:41 PM.A consent hearing for what could become New Zealand's biggest coal mine has been told the project will destroy nearly 200 hectares of a unique landscape on the West Coast. Audio

5:36 PM.Three houses have been red-stickered in the Bay of Plenty town of Ohope following the death of a teenager in a landslide on Saturday. Audio

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

5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:22 PM.The Prime Minister John Key a few minutes ago finished making an historic address to the Australian Parliament. Audio

5:17 PM.Rory Mcllroy, who at 22 is now even more the heir apparent to Tiger Woods, dedicated his victory to his family - including his father who he wished a happy father's day. Audio

5:13 PM.Police are vowing to track down the three men who terrorised an elderly couple in an Upper Hutt home invasion. Audio

5:07 PM.The Serious Fraud Office has laid fifty charges of fraud against Timaru businessman Allan Hubbard. Audio

5:00 PM.SFO lays charges against Alan Hubbard;Police hunt trio in Upper Hutt home invasion; Rory Mcllroy cements his place as heir apparent to Tiger Woods; Key delivers historic address to Australian… Read more Audio