Checkpoint for Wednesday 15 February 2012

6:51 PM.War veterans say the emotions are still strong decades on as they remembered today the 70th anniversary of the fall of Singapore. Audio

6:48 PM.The Tuhoe Waikaremoana Maori Trust Board says it's looking forward to its people benefiting financially from the partial asset sales of four State Owned Enterprises, including Genesis Energy; A Far… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.The head of Te Puni Kokiri, Leith Comer, wants the rules changed after being pulled up for spending taxpayers' money on taking his wife to Auckland. Audio

6:38 PM.One of Auckland's largest rest homes has apologised for its treatment of a 90-year-old woman who died the day after a two-week stay there. Audio

6:35 PM.The Foreign Affairs Minister, and his Cabinet colleagues, have been told to be more careful with their emails after hackers breached Murray McCully's private Telecom account. Audio

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

6:28 PM.The Serious Fraud Office has begun investigating the gold and precious metal trading company Bullion.Buyer.co.nz. Audio

6:25 PM.The casino operator, SkyCity Entertainment, says its international business has been boosted by almost 200 percent in the last year - helped largely by wealthy business people from China. Audio

6:17 PM.The Green Party's deaf MP, Mojo Mathers, has used her maiden speech to Parliament to criticise the lack of support she gets in the debating chamber. Audio

6:13 PM.A man whose parents died when a charter plane slammed into a Taupo mountain wants an overhaul of the Civil Aviation Authority. Audio

6:08 PM.The Crafar farms sale has been blocked, with the High Court sending a Chinese investor's bid back to the Government despite it saying it had no choice but to approve the bid. Audio

5:56 PM.40 jobs are to go at a Lower Hutt battery recycling plant that's closing for good after years of contamination fears and shutdowns. Audio

5:53 PM.Auckland's Independent Maori Statutory Board is sticking by its demand for almost 300 million dollars to benefit the city's Maori, following a council meeting today. Audio

5:50 PM.The Tuhoe Waikaremoana Maori Trust Board says it's looking forward to its people benefiting financially from the partial asset sales of four State Owned Enterprises, including Genesis Energy; The wife… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Retailers enjoyed a strong finish to last year, boosted by Rugby World Cup sales and strong demand for electronic goods. Audio

5:44 PM.The Overseas Investment Office has just released a statement saying the court's decision potentially affects only four of the 21 factors it is assessing. Audio

5:39 PM.Returning now to our top story, the blocking of a Chinese conglomerate's bid to buy 16 North Island dairy farms. Audio

5:36 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:28 PM.More than 300 complaints are being held up as office of the Ombudsmen grapples with what it calls a near crisis. Audio

5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:22 PM.A police officer has told the Urewera raids trial he heard shots being fired on a number of occasions. Audio

5:16 PM.The former chief executive of Pike River Coal, Peter Whittall, has today been described as a "dodgy git" by the mine's general manager. Audio

5:14 PM.The Crafar Farms Purchase Group, led by Sir Michael Fay, took the case to the High Court to try to block the Chinese sale and get its own 171 point 5 million dollar bid for the farms accepted. Audio

5:07 PM.The High Court has ordered the Government to reconsider a Chinese conglomerate's bid to buy 16 North Island dairy farms. Audio

5:00 PM.The Crafar farm deal's blocked and sent back to the Government. The former boss at Pike River mine is called a "dodgy git" and police tell the Urewera raids trial about hearing shots being fired. Audio