Checkpoint for Wednesday 1 June 2011

6:56 PM.In Australia, a report says wholesale apple prices are likely to fall by 20 per cent when imports start next year and that New Zealand fruit is expected to have the greatest impact. Audio

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

6:45 PM.Iwi in Golden Bay are asking why it took a government agency months to reject a bid by an Australian mining company to explore for oil and gas and coal in the area. Audio

6:42 PM.Tenants at Christchurch's historic Arts Centre are taking legal action to fight their eviction from the quake damaged buildings. Audio

6:39 PM.There's widespread interest from buyers in taking over the Canterbury bus maker Designline which was put in liquidation yesterday. Audio

6:37 PM.The police and Rugby World Cup organisers have been preparing for a possible terror attack at the tournament by staging imaginary scenarios. Audio

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

6:27 PM.The Green Party is questioning the amount of corporate hospitality provided to ministers and their staff by the Government's banker, Westpac. Audio

6:24 PM.The surging New Zealand dollar will curb export returns, but Deutsche Bank's chief economist Darren Gibbs told our business editor, Patrick O'Meara that global demand for commodities means the terms… Read more Audio

6:19 PM.The World Health Organisation says using a cellphone could cause cancer. Audio

6:12 PM.The man accused of murdering a Whanganui woman last April has named who he says is the real killer. Audio

6:08 PM.The Prime Minister's chief science advisor says there's no evidence programmes targetting problem teenagers such as bootcamps, restorative justice and teaching life skills are actually working. Audio

5:58 PM.It's 100 days today till the Rugby World Cup begins and a ceremony at Parliament's been held to mark it. Audio

5:53 PM.A car and camera that goes around snapping drivers parking illegally has earned Wellington City Council almost 270-thousand dollars so far. Audio

5:50 PM.Australia's economy has suffered its biggest quarterly drop since the recession of the early 1990s. Audio

5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:45 PM.People are being told not to overreact to a World Health Organisation warning that cell phones may increase your risk of developing a brain tumour. Audio

5:42 PM.The Opposition is promising that, at the earliest opportunity, it would reverse opening the ACC up to competition. Audio

5:38 PM.There's widespread interest from buyers in taking over the Canterbury bus maker Designline which was put in liquidation yesterday. Audio

5:35 PM.A government taskforce is calling for an overhaul of Early Childhood Education along with an entirely new funding system. Audio

5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:26 PM.The Serious Fraud Office and the police are investigating what's happened to hundreds of thousands and possibly millions of dollars that have gone missing from the Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society. Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.Wellington Airport has bowed to public pressure and is putting plans for its controversial Wellywood sign on hold while it goes back to locals for more consultation. Audio

5:16 PM.The Prime Minister has rejected suggestions there is anything untoward in ministers accepting corporate hospitality from the Government's banker, Westpac. Audio

5:08 PM.New Zealand has got to stop throwing money at programmes for troubled teens and families which don't work. Audio

5:00 PM.A warning too much time and money is spent on programmes for problem teenagers which don't work. Questions about Corporate hospitality for Government ministers and wellywood becomes wellywon't, for… Read more Audio