Checkpoint for Wednesday 1 May 2013

6:57 PM.Playing the computer game, Tetris, could be the answer for those who suffer from the vision problem, known as lazy eye. Audio

6:52 PM.President Obama might have renewed his campaign pledge to close Guantanamo Bay but some human rights activists are calling for action not words. Audio

6:48 PM.Hundreds gathered at Hauiti Marae in Tolaga Bay, north of Gisborne, for the first day of the tangi for Parekura Horomia; And members of Ngati Porou living abroad are remembering Parekura Horomia as a… Read more Audio

6:41 PM.An extra 73 and a half million dollars will be poured into top science projects over the next four years, on top of the 60 million dollars the Government already spends. Audio

6:35 PM.Retailers are backing the new youth wage saying more young people will get jobs because of it. Audio

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

6:24 PM.News from the business sector. Audio

6:20 PM.More than a thousand people have walked on to Hauiti Marae north of Gisborne to pay their respects to the former Maori Affairs Minister, Parekura Horomia, who died on Monday. Audio

6:13 PM.An Ohio lawyer who represents 11 Guantanamo Bay prisoners wants President Obama to show some political courage and back-up his renewed pledge to close the camp with real action. Audio

6:10 PM.The Taupo district mayor Rick Cooper says it's abhorrent that Menzies Hallett has been walking around free for three decades after killing Rodney Tahu. Audio

6:08 PM.A family who've known for decades who killed their father and husband today got the justice they've waited almost 34 years for. Audio

5:54 PM.A female truckie has been awarded more than 63-thousand dollars after being sexually harrassed, abused and bullied at work - but stands little of chance of seeing the money. Audio

5:50 PM.40 Christchurch property owners have filed court papers seeking a judicial review of the Government's red zone compensation policy. Audio

5:44 PM.Hundreds have gathered at Hauiti Marae in Tolaga Bay, north of Gisborne, for the first day of the tangi for Parekura Horomia; And members of Ngati Porou living abroad are paying tribute to Parekura… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.Ben Gracewood is a software developer who has worked on large systems and on public sector contracts. Audio

5:39 PM.Up to one-point-five billion dollars will be spent over the next ten years to upgrade Inland Revenue's information technology systems. Audio

5:36 PM.Two Romanian men caught getting ready to fit a skimming device to an ATM cash machine will be deported from New Zealand on Friday. Audio

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

5:27 PM.Scrutiny of Dame Susan Devoy's appointment as Race Relations Commissioner has reignited. Audio

5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:18 PM.Armed police have been searching houses in Palmerston North today after two houses were shot at last night. Audio

5:15 PM.Three hundred jobs are on the line at Fonterra as the dairy company takes the axe to its ranks of managers to try to save tens of millions of dollars. Audio

5:12 PM.Fletcher Pilditch was the crown prosecutor in the case. Audio

5:07 PM.A family who've known for decades who killed their father and husband today got the justice they've waited almost 34 years for. Audio

5:00 PM.The man who killed a service station worker 34 years ago is found guilty of murder. Fonterra moves to axe three hundred jobs and Dame Susan Devoy's new job is under scrutiny again. Audio