Checkpoint for Tuesday 12 April 2011

6:55 PM.One of Auckland's local boards says the public is missing out on open places set aside for them to use in deals made more than ten years ago. Audio

6:50 PM.The Justice Minister says it's time for community lawyers to find top-up funding from somewhere other than the Government. Audio

6:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:40 PM.The Brazilian oil company Petrobras has been blocked from doing survey work for a third day by environmental and iwi protesters off East Cape. Audio

6:38 PM.In the U.S police suspect a serial killer could be at work near New York with the discovery of more human remains not far from where eight other bodies have already been found. Audio

6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:27 PM.Dentists and beauticians are facing off over who should be allowed to use high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide to whiten teeth. Audio

6:25 PM.Comments by the Reserve Bank governor are being interpreted as giving the green light to a higher currency as a way of keeping on top of inflation that might arise from booming export prices. Audio

6:22 PM.Jetstar is linking New Zealand to its hub for tourists from Asia, with the addition of a new Trans Tasman route. Audio

6:18 PM.The President of Belarus believes a deadly bomb blast which ripped through a metro station in Minsk during evening rush hour was an attempt to destablilise the country. Audio

6:15 PM.The Government says it will spend about 8-and-a-half billion dollars over the next few years rebuilding quake-devastated Christchurch. Audio

6:10 PM.Stephen Lincoln is a chemistry and physics professor at Adelaide University. Audio

5:52 PM.Pilots are again calling for regulations around the sale of hand-held, high-power lasers, being used to target planes. Audio

5:48 PM.The Marlborough District Council is to investigate claims of staff corruption, although the Mayor says he's seen no evidence to support the allegations. Audio

5:45 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:43 PM.Three time capsules, recovered after the Christchurch earthquake, have been opened in the city today. Audio

5:40 PM.Damien O'Connor is standing by his criticisms about the way the Labour Party draws up its list - but has apologised for the way he expressed them. Audio

5:37 PM.Households in eastern Christchurch are likely to suffer three or four long power cuts this winter. Audio

5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:27 PM.Petrobras did not want to be interviewed but gave a media conference earlier today at which it said it respected the right to protest. Audio

5:25 PM.The police have issued notices threatening protesters with arrest if they enter an exclusion zone around an oil exploration ship off East Cape. Audio

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

5:15 PM.Parliament is debating under urgency the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Bill, but the Greens plan to vote against the first reading. Audio

5:10 PM.Japanese authorities say the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima power plant is now on par with the Chernobyl disaster. Audio

5:05 PM.The defence lawyer for an Auckland police sergeant found not guilty of assault says the prosecution evidence given by police witnesses was unreliable. Audio