Checkpoint for Tuesday 31 May 2011

6:57 PM.Authorities in Wellington have been accused of not taking responsibility for a historic wartime site that has fallen into disrepair as it waits more than a decade to be sold. Audio

6:53 PM.Canterbury's earthquake risk has caught up to Wellington's. Audio

6:49 PM.The goverment is looking for savings of at least ten percent or 20 million dollars from its latest round of public service reforms and won't rule out cutting services if it can't meet that goal. Audio

6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:43 PM.The debate about the overhaul of New Zealand Aid has become personal, with accusations the Foreign Affairs minister has an inferiority complex. Audio

6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:27 PM.The country's firms have put February's earthquake behind them, with business confidence jumping in May. The National Bank's chief economist, Cameron Bagrie, says firms are upbeat about their… Read more Audio

6:23 PM.A witness for the Ministry of Fisheries has admitted in the Gisborne District Court that a function he organised for his parents 50th wedding anniversary wasn't a traditional maori one. Audio

6:15 PM.One big change in the public sector shakeup announced today is the merger of the Education Review Office and the Qualifications Authority. Audio

6:11 PM.Upheaval is looming for several health agencies, as the Government continues cutting back-office bureaucracy. Audio

6:07 PM.MAF's investigations into a baby formula manufacturer have found it IS in fact complying with strict food safety rules. Audio

5:52 PM.Shoppers will be forced to pay cash from tomorrow at hundreds of stores which are losing their outdated eftpos terminals. Audio

5:49 PM.Plans to build a multi-billion dollar rail tunnel through downtown Auckland have been rejected by the Government. Audio

5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:44 PM.Prison reformers says giving inmates carrot sticks and encouraging them to sing are amusing ways to get them to quit smoking. Audio

5:41 PM.We've just had the warmest May since records began in 1909. Audio

5:38 PM.The Government's taken another step to rein in public spending, and cut the number of state agencies. Audio

5:35 PM.Hundreds of jobs are in the balance in Canterbury and Taranaki with two companies in trouble. Audio

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

5:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:24 PM.The New Zealand dollar rose to a fresh post-float high against its American counterpart early this afternoon. Audio

5:19 PM.The goverment is looking for savings of at least ten percent or 20 million dollars from its latest round of public service reforms and won't rule out cutting services if it can't meet that goal. Audio

5:16 PM.Auckland's mayor is pushing ahead with the case to build a downtown rail tunnel, despite the government rejecting the council's two-billion dollar plan. Audio

5:12 PM.In Christchurch the bus maker Designline has gone into liquidation. Audio

5:10 PM.Our reporter Craig Ashworth is at the bakers headquarters at Manaia, close to Hawera. Audio

5:07 PM.Hundreds of jobs are in jeopardy tonight because of turmoil at two companies in Canterbury and Taranaki. We will bring you the latest from Canterbury soon as we can but first to south Taranaki and the… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Hundreds of jobs in jeopardy as two companies strike trouble. The case for Auckland's rail tunnel gets the thumbs down from Wellington and the goverment is looking for savings of at least ten percent… Read more Audio