Checkpoint for Wednesday 4 July 2012

6:48 PM.A Bay of Plenty Maori farming body has been fined 45 thousand dollars for illegally discharging dairy effluent; A senior member of the New Zealand Broadcasting School says it's important mainstream TV… Read more Audio

6:40 PM.The left-wing runner-up in Mexico's presidential election is demanding a recount after accusing his rival, Enrique Pena Nieto, of rigging votes. Audio

6:37 PM.More young people are being urged to take up practical, vocational training instead of tertiary education to give them a better shot at employment. Audio

6:34 PM.The family of a Christchurch barmaid who was murdered earlier this year by her former lover, broke down in tears at his sentencing today. Audio

6:31 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:26 PM.The new telecommunications commissioner, Stephen Gale, is expected to immediately tackle obstacles surrounding the rollout of ultra fast broadband when he starts next week. Audio

6:18 PM.The Auckland-based entrepreneur at the centre of a major internet copyright prosecution is speaking out about what he claims is the involvement of the United States government and Hollywood in his… Read more Audio

6:08 PM.The latest now on today's independent report which shows major biosecurity shortcomings may have been responsible for the outbreak of the kiwifruit vine disease, PSA. Audio

5:54 PM.Temperatures as low as minus 11 in the south and record breaking dries in the North Island were all part of the extreme weather which hit the country in June. Audio

5:49 PM.A Bay of Plenty Maori farming body has been fined 45 thousand dollars for illegally discharging dairy effluent; Two Maori students have just graduated from America's prestigious Harvard University; A… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.A Pacific Blue pilot says he regrets his decision to takeoff after the Queenstown Airport daylight curfew in the winter of 2010. Audio

5:41 PM.Teachers at the Correspondence School say a new computer system which has cost almost 12-million dollars of taxpayers' money needs to be scrapped and whoever chose it held responsible. Audio

5:36 PM.The Waikato Police are investigating a scam where people paid for cheap flights to Tonga but did not get seats on a plane. Audio

5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:26 PM.The driver of a log truck which crashed into a school bus injuring 35 students last year has been sentenced to five months community detention and disqualifed from driving for two years. Audio

5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:20 PM.A structural engineer says he relives the inspection he did of the Canterbury Television building prior to its collapse, over and over, wondering if he could have done anything differently. Audio

5:16 PM.Listening to that is the chief coroner, Judge Neil MacLean. Audio

5:13 PM.More than 30 deaths from inhaling butane gas will be reviewed by the chief coroner - following an explosion in Mosgiel which has left two teenagers critically injured with severe burns. Audio

5:08 PM.An independent report on how the kiwifruit vine disease PSA came into the country has found major biosecurity shortcomings which may have been responsible for the outbreak. Audio

5:00 PM.Major biosecurity shortcomings MAY have been responsible for the PSA outbreak. The chief coronor reviews more than two dozen deaths from inhaling gas to get high and a truck-driver is sentenced to… Read more Audio