Checkpoint for Thursday 5 April 2012

6:52 PM.The Northland iwi Te Roroa says there's strong support in the region for co-governance of Waipoua kauri forest, if it becomes a National Park;Auckland Council is going ahead with plans to close… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.While the National Party might still be popular in the opinion polls, its political management so far this year has not been sure footed. Our political editor Brent Edwards looks at National's rough… Read more Audio

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

6:25 PM.An army inquiry has found that Private Kirifi Mila, who was killed in a crash in Afghanistan, probably would have survived if he'd been trained in what to do when the vehicle rolled. Audio

6:23 PM.The Privacy Commission says people are losing trust in the government's ability to protect their personal information. Audio

6:20 PM.PWC tax expert, John Shewan, tells Business Editor, Patrick O'Meara, companies should not be anxious about the tax authority publicly setting out how much it expects firms in cash-heavy sectors to… Read more Audio

6:17 PM.Wellington Police say drug raids in the city this week have again highlighted the plight of children living in homes dominated by criminal activity. Audio

6:14 PM.Maritime New Zealand is prosecuting the owners of the Rena for polluting the sea with oil, on charges that could carry fines of more than two million dollars. Audio

6:09 PM.Radio New Zealand International's Don Wiseman joins the programme to talk about what led to the PNG government postposing the national elections for six months. Audio

6:08 PM.Petricevic and Roest will be back in court in September on trial for fraud where the Serious Fraud Office claims Petricevic set up a sham company as a way of funnelling more than a million dollars to… Read more Audio

5:57 PM.Wai Hnin is an activist based in the UK whose father is a former political prisoner in Myanmar. Shen spoke with Checkpoint and said she welcomes the US move but urges caution. Audio

5:51 PM.The Independent Maori Statutory Board says there needs to be more Maori working for Auckland Council - in all departments; The Northland iwi, Te Roroa, says there's strong support in the region for… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.The Public Service Association's National Secretary Richard Wagstaff joins the programme to talk about its claim that no cost benefit analysis has been done into merging the Ministry of Economic… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.The heads of three state-owned energy companies earmarked for part privatisation are downplaying fears about potential pitfalls of the sell-offs during Parliament's Commerce Select Committee hearing… Read more Audio

5:39 PM.Bridgecorp investors want to see the failed finance company bosses who lied to them, sent to jail for a long time. The Shareholders Association chair John Hawkins joins the programme. Audio

5:36 PM.A convicted sex offender, who a judge compared to a sexually deviant psychopath, has admitted using false documents to work in six North Island primary schools. Audio

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

5:27 PM.The first use of a law to crush the cars of boy racers has been delayed after a South Otago court seized the wrong vehicle. Audio

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

5:20 PM.An army inquiry has found that a soldier killed in a crash in Afghanistan probably would have survived if he'd been trained what to do when the vehicle rolled. Audio

5:14 PM.Maritime New Zealand is prosecuting the owners of the Rena, for polluting the sea with oil, on charges that could carry fines of more than two million dollars. Audio

5:11 PM.Petricevic's lawyer Charles Cato refused to appear on Checkpoint this evening but Crown Prosecutor Brian Dickey gave us his perspective. Audio

5:08 PM.Rod Petricevic who lied to investors from the helm of Bridgecorp will be going to jail, along with his fellow white collar criminal Rob Roest. Audio

5:00 PM.Bridgecorp directors guilty and in custody until sentencing; RMA charge laid against Rena owners; NZ Defence Force admits it let down its people with the fatal crash of a Humvee; Police seize wrong… Read more Audio