Checkpoint for Thursday 28 March 2013

6:53 PM.Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie is pushing for the former MP John Tamihere to temporarily replace him at the Crown Forestry Rental Trust; The bereaved whanau of a man who was shot and killed near Atiamuri… Read more Audio

6:36 PM.An embarrassing breach of confidential information by the Earthquake Commission has raised questions about whether there is a systemic problem with privacy across the whole of An embarrassing breach… Read more Audio

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

6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:17 PM.The mining industry and conservationists both say mining could go ahead beneath the country's most protected conservation areas, despite contrary claims from the government. Audio

6:14 PM.The police are piecing together what happened in the attack on top cricketer Jesse Ryder outside a Christchurch bar earlier today. Audio

6:07 PM.There's been another big privacy breach at EQC involving names, and details of cheque payments worth 23 million dollars. Audio

5:56 PM.An Australian mining company has a final battle on it hands to convince the Environment Court it should be allowed to mine on the Denniston Plateau on the West Coast. Audio

5:50 PM.Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie is pushing for the former MP John Tamihere to temporarily replace him at the Crown Forestry Rental Trust; The bereaved whanau of a man who was shot and killed near Atiamuri… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has been speaking out about the latest mass privacy breach at the Earthquake Commission. Audio

5:42 PM.The director of the Civil Aviation Authority Graeme Harris joins us. Audio

5:38 PM.An investigation into what's behind a huge increase in mid-air collisions and near misses by trainee pilots can't say if safety has got worse because Civil Aviation hasn't been collecting enough… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:28 PM.The man shot and killed at Atiamuri in South Waikato last week has been described by his family as a loving caring man who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Audio

5:24 PM.The Government is offering to stump up taxpayers' money to subsidise electricity costs at the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. Audio

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

5:17 PM.Between 900 and 12-hundred and 30 jobs are to go at Telecom by the middle of the year - with the company signalling more layoffs but unable to say when. Audio

5:14 PM.There's been another big privacy breach at EQC involving names, and details of cheque payments worth 23 million dollars. Audio

5:12 PM.Detective Senior Sergeant Brian Archer of the Christchurch police says there were two attacks, the first at the bar, the second and more serious, across the road at a McDonald's drive-in. Audio

5:07 PM.The police are tonight hunting the attackers of top cricket player Jesse Ryder who left him with critical head injuries early today outside a Christchurch bar. Audio

5:00 PM.Eyewitnesses tell of brutal attack on Jesse Ryder, The latest from the police, Another massive privacy breach from EQC, Job cuts confirmed at Telecom, Govt offers to subsidise power costs for Tiwai… Read more Audio