Checkpoint for Tuesday 25 June 2013

6:57 PM.Unions and businesses are locked in a landmark court case over a woman who after 20 years working in a Lower Hutt resthome makes less than 15 dollars an hour. Audio

6:55 PM.A National MP's bill which will allow the use of strike breakers hasn't even had its first reading in Parliament but already it's sparking an outcry. Audio

6:52 PM.Legislation sparked by the John Banks' donations controversy has passed its final reading in Parliament. Audio

6:49 PM.Shareholders of Diligent Board Member Services questioned directors about governance problems which have plagued the company. Audio

6:46 PM.MPs have been asked to investigate the way Te Wananga o Aotearoa got rid of its Chief Executive, Bentham Ohia; The MP for Te Tai Tokerau, Hone Harawira, says all of the Far North will be affected by… Read more Audio

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

6:28 PM.The country's biggest zoos are calling for tighter checks on the welfare of their animals. Audio

6:20 PM.Consumers in Christchurch might be spending up large but the owner of a building supply store says the boom is not a big as expected. Audio

6:16 PM.Otago University's Professor of Public Law Andrew Geddis is with us. Audio

6:08 PM.Tonight Peter Dunne is an independent MP, with Parliament no longer recognising the United Future party. Audio

5:54 PM.A new research could lead to a breakthrough for patients and the huge problem of infected catheters, pacemakers and joint replacements. Audio

5:51 PM.The developers planning a controversial hotel on Dunedin's waterfront are going to court to try to overturn the city council's opposition. Audio

5:48 PM.The MP for Te Taitokerau, Hone Harawira, says all of the Far North will be affected by the death of a Te Kao local, Bonnie Conrad - a woman he describes as a helper of all people; Just over five… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.A Waikato horse trainer who brought banned performance-enhancing drugs into the country says most trainers use them and she had no idea they were illegal. Audio

5:37 PM.New video footage has emerged of an Indonesian people smuggler admitting his involvement in a fatal boat sinking last year and describing asylum seekers as goats. Audio

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

5:29 PM.A man arrested after a string of robberies targeting elderly women has appeared in the Auckland District Court on a raft of charges. Audio

5:27 PM.Shoppers in Christchurch are spending up in stores and cafes. Audio

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

5:21 PM.The two men accused of murdering a Sri Lankan farm worker in Canterbury are blaming each other, despite both admitting to being there when the killing happened. Audio

5:16 PM.Militants in Kabul have attacked the presidential palace in the most serious breach of security since theTaliban was ousted twelve years ago. Audio

5:07 PM.Tonight Peter Dunne is an independent MP, with Parliament no longer recognising the United Future party. Audio

5:00 PM.A pay cut for Peter Dunne who is now an independent MP. The taliban carrys out a surprise attack on the presidential palace in Kabul and Cantabrians going on a spending sprees. Audio