Checkpoint for Wednesday 2 November 2011

6:57 PM.Another pedestrian has been hit by a bus in downtown Wellington. Audio

6:50 PM.Pakistanis are expressing both anger and shame at two of their top international cricket players being found guilty of corruption. Audio

6:47 PM.The Rector of a Catholic college in Christchurch says students who made racist remarks about Maori and Pacific pupils on a social networking site last month have bravely fronted up to their school and… Read more Audio

6:40 PM.Conservationists are accusing New Zealand of pillaging Antarctica's lucrative toothfish resource at the expense of the environment. Audio

6:36 PM.The Labour Party says it would increase the $100,000 cap on Eathquake Commission payouts, and require homeowners to pay quake levies through their rates. Audio

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

6:26 PM.The failed American futures broker brought down by its exposure to European sovereign debt is now being investigated over allegations that hundreds of millions of dollar of customer money has gone… Read more Audio

6:23 PM.The major investor in Metlifecare will drastically cut its stake in the rest home operator as part of plans to raise more than 100 million dollars to reduce debt and expand its existing operations. Audio

6:20 PM.The Maori Party won't say whether the welfare proposals put up by the National Party, would be a deal-breaker in coalition negotiations after the election. Audio

6:16 PM.The Aratere interisland ferry has been forbidden from sailing until an equipment breakdown that caused a serious safety issue is tracked down and fixed. Audio

6:13 PM.Nikos Andritsos from Sky Radio Athens is with us. Audio

5:57 PM.Twelve people, including members of the Hell's Angels gang, have been arrested for illegally hunting deer in a popular Auckland reserve. Audio

5:50 PM.Labour says it would make Earthquake Commission cover available to all property owners if it wins power in November, collecting the levy though rates rather than private insurance. Audio

5:47 PM.A Christchurch Catholic boys' school has punished students who made racist remarks about Maori and Pacific pupils on a social networking site last month; Iwi in the Bay of Plenty say they're on… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.The lawyer for a man charged with the attempted murder of his terminally ill mother says he would despair if his client was sent to prison after pleading guilty to a lesser charge today. Audio

5:40 PM.Fran Wilde is Local Government New Zealand's spokesperson on the RMA. Audio

5:35 PM.The National Party says it will introduce a six-month deadline for resource consent applications for medium-size projects, if re-elected. Audio

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

5:28 PM.The Aratere interisland ferry has been ordered to stay in port after an equipment breakdown that sparked a serious safety problem. Audio

5:24 PM.Small businesses hit hard by the grounding of the Rena and oil spill off Tauranga will get up to six weeks of wage subsidies. Audio

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

5:16 PM.The Parole Board has run out of options to keep an extremely dangerous sex offender behind bars. Audio

5:12 PM.Ian Landreth has been a friend of Sean Davison's for 30 years and appeared as a crown witness at the trial. Audio

5:09 PM.A dramatic turn at a euthanaisa trial in Dunedin has seen a man plead guilty to helping his dying mother committ suicide. Audio

5:00 PM.A man pleads guilty to helping his terminally-ill mother to commit suicide. The sex offender dubbed the Beast of Blenheim cannot be kept in jail much longer and the Aratere interisland ferry has been… Read more Audio