Checkpoint for Wednesday 9 May 2012

6:52 PM.The Reserve Bank says local banks are in good shape to deal with any escalation in the jitters afflicting international financial markets. Audio

6:49 PM.A Kaitaia Maori GP says a funding boost to help stamp out rheumatic fever is a big step in the right direction; A Tuhoe chair says it's a joke the Crown could think Tame Iti could have orgnised a… Read more Audio

6:40 PM.The Government says it doesn't have the money to close the pay gap for resthome workers and their colleagues who care for the elderly at home. Audio

6:37 PM.A North Island iwi is threatening legal action over the part privatisiation of state-owned enterprises. Audio

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

6:28 PM.MPs are pretty evenly split over the three options for the alcohol purchasing age, but about a quarter remain undecided. Audio

6:24 PM.The New Zealand dollar has declined further against the currencies of its major trading partners, due to uncertainty about Europe's ability to cut debt. Audio

6:18 PM.More now on the double agent who infiltrated al-Qaeda and successfully foiled a plot to blow up an American-bound airliner. Audio

6:14 PM.The Public Service Association is warning the Government's cost cutting approach to biosecurity is a threat to the country's economic wellbeing. Audio

6:12 PM.The Green Party is calling for the Terrorism Suppression laws to be scrapped now that that crown has decided not to retry the Urewera four on the charge of being part of an organised criminal group. Audio

6:08 PM.One of the most serious plane crashes here in recent years has been blamed on the pilot, the company that hired him, the company that modified his aircraft and says the Civil Aviation Authority should… Read more Audio

5:54 PM.The vine killing PSA disease could end up costing New Zealand almost 900 million dollars and the Bay of Plenty more than a thousand jobs. Audio

5:49 PM.The father of a UK man killed in skydiving plane crash that claimed nine lives says a report out today from the Transport Accident Investigation Commission will alarm every parent whose child travels… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.A Tuhoe chair says it's a joke the Crown could think Tame Iti could have orgnised a criminal group; A Kaitaia Maori GP says a funding boost to help stamp out rheumatic fever is a big step in the right… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.The High Court has quashed the Conservation Minister's decision blocking a marine reserve in Akaroa harbour. Audio

5:39 PM.More now on a groundbreaking case that gives ACC cover to a woman who became pregnant after she was sterilised, which is being described as significant for the whole medical profession. Audio

5:35 PM.The Southern District Health Board was today forced to explain why it paid a senior doctor up to $830,000 for a year's work. Audio

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

5:24 PM.The four defendents in the Te Urewera raids case are trying to get their convictions quashed. Audio

5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:17 PM.A groundbreaking case that gives ACC cover to a woman who became pregnant after she was sterilised, is being described as significant for the whole medical profession. Audio

5:13 PM.The Commission says CAA missed an opportunity to ensure the plane was fit for purpose because it didn't review all the paper work about how the aircraft had been modified. Audio

5:07 PM.The father of a UK man killed in skydiving plane crash that claimed nine lives says a report out today from the Transport Accident Investigation Commission will alarm every parent whose child travels… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.The father of man killed in a sky diving plane crash demands urgent action to upgrade safety . A woman who got pregnant after being sterilised wins her case for compensation and the four defendents in… Read more Audio