Checkpoint for Thursday 3 November 2011

6:54 PM.Dunedin's mayor seems set to cull the number of protesters occupying the city's Octagon as part of the global 'Occupy Wall St' movement. Audio

6:50 PM.New Zealand's 5th place in the UNESCO desirability stakes when it comes to somewhere to live should not be taken seriously as it doesn't factor in child poverty and abuse, or the brain drain according… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.A member of Auckland's Independent Maori Statutory Board, is questioning the Auckland Council's commitment to having a partnership with Maori; The police in Wellington decided today that a hikoi to… Read more Audio

6:42 PM.Nick Paterson from the Serious Fraud Office explains why the investigation into the Australian exploration and mining company Greywolf is now closed. Audio

6:39 PM.The Lyttelton Port says it's being forced to borrow millions to pay for earthquake repairs because its insurer Vero is refusing to pay up. Audio

6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:27 PM.The police in Thames have identified two good Samaritans who rushed to rescue a toddler trapped upside down in a partially submerged car. One of them, truck driver Nick Hughes, spoke to Checkpoint. Audio

6:22 PM.Business editor Patrick O'Meara speaks to ANZ NZ's chief executive, David Hisco who says that growth in income has been more difficult this last financial year despite over a billion dollars profit. Audio

6:13 PM.Our Bay of Plenty reporter Lorna Perry, has been at the latest briefing where Transport Minister, Steven Joyce, says the Rena oil spill has so far cost 14 million dollars and that figure is expected… Read more Audio

6:11 PM.Public bus tours of Christchurch's red zone will start off with a warning that the passengers could be trapped by an earthquake and may not make it out alive. Audio

6:08 PM.The number of people out of work has risen, with unemployment figures now just 5-thousand short of where they were at the height of the recession in 2009. Audio

5:56 PM.A surge in profitability in banking is being seen as evidence that the sector has put the global financial crisis well and truly behind it. Audio

5:52 PM.Speculation that former prime minister Kevin Rudd is being pushed by key backers in Labor to challenge Julia Gillard for the leadership - possibly before the end of the month. Audio

5:47 PM.A member of Auckland's Independent Maori Statutory Board, says the amount of money the Council has set aside for Maori interests in its budget for 2012-2013, is unacceptable; Meanwhile, Nelson City… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.The National Party is promising to pour millions more dollars into science if it leads the next Government with the state science agency Industrial Research Limited being the main benefactor. Audio

5:43 PM.Lyttelton Port's chief executive Peter Davie speaks to the programme about a $20-million dispute with their insurer for work done as a result of the February earthquake. Audio

5:37 PM.The acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Ian Town, speaks to Checkpoint about the massive losses sustained because of the Christchurch earthquake. Audio

5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:28 PM.Auckland Issues correspondent Todd Niall talks about the heated debate among Auckland councillors while settlling on a proposal to share out next year's rates rise across the city. Audio

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

5:22 PM.Unemployment remains stuck at over 6 percent - a year ago it was 6.4 and one economist says this is the slowest job recovery for at least 40 years. Audio

5:17 PM.New figures show the momentum that had been building in the jobs market has stalled, pushing up the unemployment rate. Audio

5:13 PM.Political reporter Julian Robins weighs up the fallout of Phil Goff's inability to utilise his full knowledge of Labour's monetary policy during the leaders' debate last night. Audio

5:08 PM.Labour's fiscal policy under scrutiny but very little detail forthcoming so far. Labour's finance spokesperson David Cunliffe joins the programme. Audio

5:00 PM.Labour's electoral finance plan comes under fire; the latest employment figures and; Auckland rates sharing. Audio