Checkpoint for Tuesday 16 April 2013

6:55 PM.Auckland councillors wants to hear from the public before giving any support to the Ports of Auckland's expansion plans. Audio

6:51 PM.A man who has spent his life in the bush has told a Department of Conservation review panel in Hokitika today that DOC is destroying his livelihood. Audio

6:48 PM.A Ngapuhi businessman who lives in Sydney says the jobs of Maori in low-skilled occupations are at risk, and they need qualifications that will allow them to move into more secure employment; A Maori… Read more Audio

6:42 PM.The Government is reconsidering the way it subsidises private schools but has ruled out an increase in next month's Budget. Audio

6:37 PM.The pilot who led the Anzac Day helicopter flight in which three men were killed has been found not guilty of negligence. Audio

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

6:28 PM.Crown lawyers have told a court the police and the FBI owe Kim Dotcom nothing. Audio

6:25 PM.The sharemarket has retraced earlier losses following a slew of bad news from overseas, including plunging gold prices, disappointing Chinese economic news, and fatal explosions at the Boston Marathon

6:22 PM.One of the founding members of the New Zealand band, Hello Sailor, Dave McArtney, has died early this morning at his Auckland home. Audio

6:14 PM.The Government has enough votes to give the GCSB the legal right to spy on New Zealanders after New Zealand First signalled its support. Audio

6:11 PM.Meanwhile our correspondent in Boston, Nathan King, says it does seem likely that the death toll will go higher. Audio

6:08 PM.Investigators are poring over video footage and photographs from the Boston Marathon for clues as to who is behind the two explosions that killed at least three people and injured about 140 others, Audio

5:57 PM.State house tenants in central Christchurch are shocked and angry at the news they have been living in flats that meet just 12 percent of the building code, and now they have to move out. Audio

5:53 PM.The Government is being accused of setting up a freak show at the Human Rights Commission, by announcing another high-profile appointment today. Audio

5:50 PM.A Ngapuhi businessman who lives in Sydney says the jobs of Maori in low-skilled occupations are at risk, and they need qualifications that will alow them to move into more secure employment; A Maori… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.A defence force disciplinary hearing has found the man who led a fatal Anzac Day flight from Ohakea Air Base to Wellington, not guilty of negligence. Audio

5:44 PM.Legislation cracking down on mining protests has narrowly passed its final hurdle in Parliament. Audio

5:42 PM.The Honorary Consul Simon Leeming says he's spoken to two New Zealanders near the blast, who are uninjured. Audio

5:39 PM.New Zealand marathon runners have described the bloody carnage from two bombs that exploded within seconds of each other in Boston. Audio

5:35 PM.The Government has enough votes to give its electronic spy agency the legal right to secretly monitor New Zealanders after New Zealand First signalled its support. Audio

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

5:27 PM.A man has been found guilty of murdering a teenage boy, before dismembering the body, and burying it in several places. Audio

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

5:19 PM.Doctors treating the injured say they've been removing ball bearings from people bodies. It's believed the bombs were placed low on the ground. Audio

5:11 PM.President Obama made a short statement after the attack. Audio

5:00 PM.The hunt for those who carried out the deadly bomb attack at the Boston Marathon and Hayden Miles killer is found guilty of murder. Audio