Checkpoint for Thursday 23 June 2011

6:53 PM.Work to clean up an oil spill into the Awakino River in Southern King Country is expected to go on through the night. Audio

6:51 PM.The convicted paedophile and disgraced morals campaigner Graham Capill's bid for early parole has come to nothing. Audio

6:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:39 PM.Dissident and artist Ai Weiwei is keeping tight-lipped after being released from nearly three months in detention. Audio

6:36 PM.The city council in the capital has started to red-sticker buildings it deems to be an earthquake risk. Audio

6:35 PM.Scott Osmond from the Fire Service joins us. Audio

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

6:27 PM.A network of super computing power is being created to help with massive data crunching jobs like modelling earthquakes. Audio

6:21 PM.The fast food franchise operator, Restaurant Brands, is hoping the Rugby World Cup will spark a stronger lift in sales, but it's not so optimistic about the prospects of the wider retail sector. Audio

6:18 PM.The head of the country's biggest employers' group has had to apologise after suggesting some women are paid less than men because they regularly take time off due to their periods. Audio

6:15 PM.Some Christchurch house owners are already saying they'll contest the rating value the Government payout is based on. Audio

6:12 PM.Meanwhile, the Canterbury Regional Council has gone to the Environment Court, seeking to have the city's urban limit extended. Audio

6:07 PM.A Christchurch lawyer says the payout the Government is offering five thousand homeowners in the red zone seems to be a fair deal for most. Audio

5:57 PM.The Green Party is accusing a crown research institute of trying to censor a critical report into its genetic engineering research methods. Audio

5:55 PM.ACC is expecting a two-point-five-billion dollar surplus this financial year and as a result its levies may go down. Audio

5:52 PM.Some banks have announced special lending deals for Christchurch red zone homeowners who accept the government's payout and are looking for another house. Audio

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

5:46 PM.Hundreds of redundancies of defence force workers will begin from next week. Audio

5:43 PM.Our reporter Craig Ashworth has been knocking on doors is in the eastern suburb of Bexley, asking red zone home owners what they make of the Government's package. Audio

5:40 PM.Angela Wasley, is part of the Action for Christchurch East group, she lives in Avonside in the red zone. Audio

5:36 PM.More on our top story now where the Government is offering to buy five thousand of the most badly quake damaged homes in Christchurch. Audio

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

5:29 PM.Jetstar, Qantas and Pacific Blue are continuing to cancel all trans-Tasman flights as the ash cloud from the Chilean volcano lingers over New Zealand. Audio

5:25 PM.The long awaited US pullout from Afghanistan is about to begin. Audio

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

5:18 PM.The head of the country's biggest employers group has had to apologise after suggesting some women are paid less than men because they regularly take time off because of their periods. Audio

5:15 PM.Our reporter Rachel Graham is in Dallington, a suburb beside the Avon River with lots of red zone homes, and she joins us. Audio

5:12 PM.Dianne McConchie lives in the eastern suburb of Bexley and has been in her house for 35 years. Audio

5:10 PM.With us is the chief executive of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority - Roger Sutton. Audio

5:07 PM.Five thousand of the worst hit homeowners in Christchurch have been given nine months to decide on a Government offer to buy their properties. Audio

5:00 PM.The Government offers to buy thousands of the most quake damaged houses in Christchurch. A business leader apologises for making sexist comments and the US pullout from Afghanistan is about to begin. Audio