Checkpoint for Wednesday 7 March 2012

6:55 PM.A Queenstown man has lead an expedition to the most remote island on earth, becoming the first person to climb the summit and see the interior of the sub-antarctic island. Audio

6:52 PM.Cameras are to be installed on three volcanos in Vanuatu to help provide early warning signs of eruptions. Audio

6:50 PM.A Christchurch scam artist who met many of his victims online has been sentenced to two years and seven months in prison. Audio

6:46 PM.The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board in Auckland wants Parliament to amend a Treaty Settlement Bill for Ngati Whatua o Orakei, to exclude what's called the Tamaki block of just over three hectares of… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.New Zealand expats in Libya have told the RSA they've gathered together the fragments of the vandalised headstones at a war cemetery there. Audio

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

6:24 PM.Postie Plus' half year sales have slipped slightly, as shoppers watch their spending closely. Audio

6:20 PM.The Minister of Finance is defending modest cost savings achieved so far from a Treasury drive for back office cost cutting across the public service. Audio

6:15 PM.The Green Party co-leader, Russel Norman, says sacking the wharfies is disgraceful, and the Mayor should have done more to resolve the dispute. Audio

5:55 PM.A survey by investment and insurance companies suggests most New Zealanders won't have enough money saved to retire comfortably. Audio

5:50 PM.Texas tycoon Allen Standford has been convicted of masterminding a 7-billion U.S dollar Ponzi scheme over 20 years, in what is the biggest investment fraud case since Bernie Madoff's. Audio

5:47 PM.An Auckland community board wants Parliament to amend a Treaty Settlement Bill for Ngati Whatua o Orakei, to exclude a piece of land; Maori Wardens have fronted up to a researcher looking at how the… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.A court's heard how Pacific Blue managers watched in surprise as a flight took off from Queenstown Airport because it was so late in the day they'd been getting ready to disembark all the passengers. Audio

5:41 PM.The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority has confirmed land zoned red in Christchurch has no legal status. Audio

5:38 PM.To the US now, where Super Tuesday votes are being counted. Audio

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

5:26 PM.Auckland's council-owned port company is pushing ahead with making nearly 3-hundred workers redundant after months of strikes and failed negotiations. Audio

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

5:20 PM.A court has heard that people filmed carrying out military-style training exercises in Te Urewera National Park were intending to create a personal security company in the Middle East. Audio

5:14 PM.The Maritime Union says the fallout from Auckland is only just beginning. Audio

5:11 PM.Auckland's mayor, Len Brown, is defending his handling of the Ports dispute, in the face of criticism he has forgotten the interests of working families. Audio

5:08 PM.Opposition parties are blaming the Government and calling for Auckland's mayor to step in, after hundreds of port workers were told today they'll be sacked. Audio

5:00 PM.300 port workers sacked and evidence Te Urewera accused intended to set up a security company in the Middle East. Audio