Checkpoint for Thursday 13 December 2012

6:56 PM.A new pest eradication programme is underway, but instead of rats or possums, an invading species of butterfly is the target. Audio

6:48 PM.Ngai Tuhoe is keen to take over the lease of the motor camp at Lake Waikaremoana; The police are aiming to reduce the prosecution rate of Maori by 25% - and stamp out any perception that the officers… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.A report on the Government's military-style boot camps shows more than half of the young criminals who go through them go on to commit more crime, but fewer serious and violent offences. Audio

6:42 PM.The police are aiming to cut prosecutions of Maori people by 25-percent within six years, through a new strategy working with Iwi. Audio

6:37 PM.The Parole board has released the details of why it refused to grant parole to the man acquitted of murdering the Feilding farmer Scott Guy. Audio

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

6:27 PM.The jury in the trial of two men accused of killing a Radio New Zealand journalist has seen footage of one of them telling police he saw his co accused hit the victim. Audio

6:25 PM.The listed wood producer, Tenon, says its key market in America is finally showing signs of improvement after what it calls a perfect storm. Audio

6:22 PM.Samoa has issued a disaster declaration after an early assessment of the damage done by Tropical Cyclone Evan. Audio

6:13 PM.The dean of law at Canterbury University Chris Gallavin is with us. Audio

6:08 PM.The former Canadian Supreme Court Judge Ian Binnie says David Bain probably did NOT kill his family and should get compensation. Audio

5:56 PM.The great white butterfly is the latest pest threatening the country's vegetable crops and endangered native cresses. Audio

5:52 PM.A psychiatrist who had a sexual relationship with his mentally ill patient paid her 42 thousand dollars to keep quiet about it and got her to lie to investigators. Audio

5:46 PM.The police are to try to reduce the prosecution of Maori by 25 per cent - and stamp any perception that the officers are their enemy; Ngai Tuhoe is keen to take over the lease of the motor camp at… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.The national whooping cough epidemic has taken the life of a six-week-old Christchurch baby. Audio

5:41 PM.The wife of a top Auckland police inspector has drowned while in Rarotonga for their daughter's wedding, and her friend who went to save her has also drowned. Audio

5:38 PM.The police are looking for a sharp weapon used to kill a young woman in a South Auckland sleepout. Audio

5:35 PM.A major new reports back the Auckland mayor's plan for a multi-billion dollar rail tunnel but the Government is still refusing to come on board. Audio

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

5:27 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:17 PM.Returning to our lead story now, with the just-released report by the former Canadian Supreme Court Judge Ian Binnie recommending that David Bain be paid compensation. Audio

5:14 PM.Ports of Auckland has been fined 40 thousand dollars for deliberately hiring contractors to do union members' work. Audio

5:10 PM.We will speak to the Justice Minister shortly. But first, David Bain's lawyer Michael Reed QC joins us. Audio

5:07 PM.The just-released report by the former Canadian Supreme Court Judge Ian Binnie recommends that David Bain be paid compensation - but now the Government says it can't act on that. Audio

5:00 PM.The Justice Minister releases both reports on David Bain's bid for compensation, Bain's lawyer responds and Ports of Auckland fine uncommon - unions and lawyer. Audio