Checkpoint for Tuesday 14 February 2012

6:56 PM.The team behind the design of the Beijing Olympic Stadium, the Birds Nest which included Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, have been commissioned to create a temporary pavilion by London's Serpentine Gallery.

6:50 PM.An Egyptian parliamentary inquiry has blamed police negligence for a football riot that killed more than 70 fans. Audio

6:47 PM.A multi-million dollar piece of land has been returned to a New Plymouth hapu, which describes it as a significant occasion, and a chance to build better relations with the occupants; A new member of… Read more Audio

6:41 PM.Officials have worked out that Rugby World Cup visitors spent between 220 and 340-million dollars last year, which was more than expected. Audio

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

6:29 PM.A search is underway for a Bay of Islands man missing from an unmanned yacht found off the Bay of Plenty coast. Audio

6:23 PM.The transport group Mainfreight has posted a record nine-month profit despite a poorer-than-expected third quarter performance. Audio

6:21 PM.The Government is warning it is unlikely to support tax changes to help Auckland pay for up to 15-billion dollars of transport projects. Audio

6:15 PM.An argument has flared up about who should pay for an electronic note-taking service for New Zealand's first profoundly deaf MP. Audio

6:12 PM.The families of those who died in the Pike River disaster say it's unforgiveable a mine manager was sending emails as he searched for a new job just minutes after the first explosion. Audio

6:08 PM.The prosecutor in the Te Urewera trial says the group was trying to create a revolutionary army to carry out guerilla warfare. Audio

5:52 PM.A law change to make Monday a public holiday when Waitangi and Anzac Days fall on a weekend may not need the support of the Government to get through. Audio

5:50 PM.The first South Island hui on the partial privatisation of state assets have raised concerns Maori rights are being eroded, just as hui in the North Island have done. Audio

5:47 PM.A new member of Waikato-Tainui executive, in which Tukoroirangi Morgan was not re-elected, says the recent vote shows beneficiaries weren't entirely happy with the previous committee; A multi-million… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.A coroner has found a Christchurch man crushed to death in his own garage would lived if he'd been wearing a seatbelt. Audio

5:40 PM.American internet giant Google is already being consulted about providing new technology for government departments and could be one of several multi-nationals taking over work the public sector does… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.An Auckland man is beginning a three year prison term tonight for organising a child sex tour to Thailand. Audio

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

5:27 PM.An argument's broken out at Parliament over how services for New Zealand's first profoundly deaf MP, Mojo Mathers, should be paid for. Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.The chief executive of Te Puni Kokiri has been forced into repaying just over one thousand dollars of taxpayers' money he spent on taking his wife to two events in Auckland. Audio

5:13 PM.A Pike River mine manager has revealed that in the minutes after the first explosion underground he was sending emails as he searched for a new job - even though he had smelt fumes in the air. Audio

5:08 PM.The prosecutor in the Te Urewera trial says the group was trying to create a revolutionary army to carry out guerilla warfare. Audio

5:01 PM.The police raids trial is told a group was trying to create a revolutionary army. A Pike River manager reveals he was sending emails soon after the blast and Te Puni Kokiri's chief executive repays… Read more Audio