Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 13 May 2011

Second image may be Pike River body, Huge amount of Christchurch buildings to be demolished, Mayor question seasonal worker 'biosecurity hole', MPs won't get payrise for loss of travel subsidy - for now, Don Brash explains his open letter, Mental illness is on the rise in Christchurch, Nine months jail for trio who took 700 paua, and Is NZ contributing to Australia's synthetic drug industry?