Checkpoint for Tuesday 21 February 2012

6:48 PM.The Chairman of Ngati Kahungunu iwi has put the Minister of Maori Affairs on notice over the government's intention to sell off up to 49 percent of four state owned energy companies; The haka group… Read more Audio

6:41 PM.Research from Otago University shows most social smokers back extending the smoking ban outside bars, clubs and cafes. Audio

6:38 PM.The last unidentified victims of the Christchurch earthquake have been laid to rest in a ceremony in Christchurch. Audio

6:37 PM.A Wellington Hotel is being accused of breaching a tenant's privacy by posting security camera footage on Facebook. Audio

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

6:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:13 PM.The man who lead the US search and rescue in the aftermath of February's earthquake is back in Christchurch to accept a plaque of appreciation from the City Council. Audio

6:10 PM.The private operators of Auckland's Mount Eden Jail, who've today been fined $150,000 for a prison escape, say it will not happen again. Audio

5:56 PM.The company which runs the Maui and Britz campervan brands is axing 63 staff who work at the assembly plant in Hamilton. Audio

5:53 PM.The Nelson City Council is moving to give rates relief to property owners forced out of their homes in December's record flooding. Audio

5:46 PM.The Chairman of Ngati Kahungunu iwi has put the Minister of Maori Affairs on notice over the government's intention to sell off up to 49 per cent of four state owned energy companies; A Bay of Plenty… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Under cross-examination the former head of failed finance company Bridgecorp has admitted he was told about several missed investor payments before the company collapsed. Audio

5:42 PM.A Martinborough chicken farm abandoned for months was littered with dozens of dead birds and piles of rat-infested manure by the time the SPCA took any action. Audio

5:35 PM.Solid Energy says it may not reopen its Spring Creek mine as soon as the Department of Labour gives it the all clear, because it wants complete its own investigation into the problems at the West… Read more Audio

5:31 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:25 PM.A Christchurch firefighter says the Fire Service's management team should be sacked because of poor conduct during the February earthquake emergency response. Audio

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

5:19 PM.A Northland farming leader is calling for the government to step in and dissolve the Kaipara District Council, claiming its incompetence has pushed the district to the edge of bankruptcy. Audio

5:15 PM.Refining NZ plans to spend up to $400 million to replace its ageing petrol-making plant at Marsden Point. Audio

5:15 PM.A Northland farming leader is calling for the government to step in and dissolve the Kaipara District Council, claiming its incompetence has pushed the district to the edge of bankruptcy. Audio

5:12 PM.Turangi police have moved a woman and her child to safety as they hunt an escaped prisoner who walked away from a forest working party and drove off in a Corrections landcruiser. Audio

5:07 PM.The private operators of Mount Eden Prison say there was no extra monitoring of a prisoner despite the inmate's history of escaping. Audio

5:00 PM.Prison operators fined $150,000 for escape; prisoner escapes in Corrections vehicle; refining NZ to pursue 400m upgrade of Marsden Point; Northland farmer wants local council dissolved; anger from a… Read more Audio