Checkpoint for Monday 3 September 2012

6:54 PM.To the UK now, where our correspondent Barney Burnham has been looking at the latest threat to the future of England's green and open spaces. Audio

6:50 PM.The Chief Coroner says more has to be done to stop young people and Maori from killing themselves. Audio

6:47 PM.The Maori Council says the Government's decision to delay the first of its partial state asset sales shows it's acting in good faith; A direct descendant of a Ngati Hine ancestral chief, who signed Te… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.New Zealand's been warned to embrace genetically modified food or risk being left behind by overseas competitors. Audio

6:40 PM.The Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a man who had been acquitted of raping and threatening to kill his partner of 19 years. Audio

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

6:27 PM.More now on the partial backdown, the Government has delayed the first share float under its state asset sales programme until next year. Audio

6:22 PM.Tourism Holdings is planning to buy two rival campervan hire companies so it can cut costs and build up its business. Audio

6:14 PM.The man brought in to lead Swimming New Zealand after its clean-out is arguing the sport still deserves millions of dollars of Olympic funding. Audio

6:07 PM.More now on the Government pulling back from a start to state assets sales this year. Audio

5:52 PM.There's been an alarming jump in the number of teen suicides. Audio

5:50 PM.A Pacific Blue pilot charged with careless use of an aircraft will have to wait until October to know his fate. Audio

5:46 PM.The Maori Council says the Government's decision to delay the first of its partial state asset sales shows it's acting in good faith; A direct descendant of a Ngati Hine ancestral chief, who signed Te… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.More now on the Government pulling back from a start to the state assets sales this year. Audio

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

5:28 PM.A defiant Phillip Field says the court ordering him to pay back more than 27 thousand dollars proves he's innocent. Audio

5:25 PM.The Government has formally confirmed that it will bring New Zealand troops home from Afghanistan by the end of April next year. Audio

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

5:17 PM.An unsafe, overcrowded ship that should never left the dock and a bullying owner who put money ahead of people have been blamed for the sinking of a passenger ferry in Papua New Guinea. Audio

5:14 PM.Listening to that was our political editor Brent Edwards. Audio

5:09 PM.The Associate Finance Minister Steven Joyce joins us. Audio

5:07 PM.In a partial backdown, the Government has delayed the first share float under its state asset sales programme until next year. Audio

5:00 PM.The government delays selling shares in Mighty River Power. An unsafe ship and its bullying owner are blamed for a fatal ferry sinking and a defiant former MP is ordered to pay back thousands of… Read more Audio