Checkpoint for Wednesday 25 May 2011

6:54 PM.In a rare move, a Palmerston North coroner has allowed media to report the details of how a woman committed suicide. Audio

6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:44 PM.The Mayor of the Kapiti Coast admits better research is needed into water metering plans and a thorough investigation will be done before a final decision is made. Audio

6:42 PM.Questions are being asked in Golden Bay about the credentials of an Australian company seeking to explore for oil and gas and coal in the region. Audio

6:38 PM.The Prime Minister, John Key is defending changes made to Kiwisaver, saying a new, incoming Government could change the formula. Audio

6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:28 PM.Dairy farmers are in line for a bumper year but will their windfall from Fonterra go towards paying off debt, improving farms or higher wages for workers? Audio

6:21 PM.Fisher and Paykel Healthcare's full year profit has fallen 11 percent, due to unfavourable exchange rates and the costs of expanding its manufacturing plant in Mexico. Audio

6:16 PM.A worker loses the tips of two fingers when he accidentally starts up a saw. Another is killed when he's dragged into a large pulp press in Kawerau. These are just two of the 12 cases where employers… Read more Audio

6:13 PM.A Hastings teacher has been sentenced to 300 hours community work after assaulting two students. Audio

6:07 PM.The country's largest ever demolition job will start soon in Christchurch, with work to begin on bringing down the 26-storey Hotel Grand Chancellor. Audio

5:56 PM.The environmental group, Coromandel Watchdog, says the owners of the now abandoned Tui Mine, near Te Aroha, have a moral obligation to help pay to clean up the site. Audio

5:53 PM.The owner of a comic shop on Manchester Street in Christchurch says the contract to demolish the unstable Grand Chancellor Hotel has come too late. Audio

5:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:46 PM.The controversial Waterview motorway has won a draft consent but some local residents have also won their fight to make changes to it. Audio

5:44 PM.The Israeli Prime Minister says he's willing to make "painful compromises" to forge peace with the Palestinians. Audio

5:42 PM.New Zealanders are being warned they'll end up paying more for medicines if Pharmac is used as a negotiating chip in free trade talks Audio

5:38 PM.Another storm is threatening the tornado-blasted city of Joplin, Missouri. Audio

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

5:27 PM.Richie McCaw's decision to stay in New Zealand and play rugby for the All Blacks and Canterbury has delighted people in his home town. Audio

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

5:21 PM.Hone Harawira says the Maori party has picked a virtually unknown candidate to stand against him in the Tai Tokerau by-election. Audio

5:18 PM.The Solicitor General has turned down a plea to throw out the case against 18 people charged over the Urewera police raids. Audio

5:13 PM.The Government has used its emergency powers to allow the Lyttelton Port to reclaim 10-hectares of land using one-million tonnes of building rubble, without public consultation. Audio

5:08 PM.It's the country's largest ever demolition job. Work is soon to begin on bringing down the 26-storey Hotel Grand Chancellor in central Christchurch. Audio

5:00 PM.Hotel to be country's largest demolition job, Lyttelton Port cleared to use loads of rubble, Solicitor General turns down plea to throw out Urewera case, Hone Harawira says new Maori party candidate… Read more Audio