Checkpoint for Thursday 13 March 2014

6:58 PM.The Reserve bank governor, Graeme Wheeler says rates could be 4 point 75 percent by the end of the next year. Audio

6:55 PM.The Maori Land Court has been told that 'enough is enough', and no more Maori land should be taken by the Crown; The Association of Scientists says tangata whenua are being disadvantaged by rules for… Read more Audio

6:47 PM.The Government has revealed that the extra costs of dealing with problems in the Novopay school payroll system will hit 43 million dollars by June. Audio

6:40 PM.An acclaimed writer, Patricia Grace, has argued at the Maori Land Court for the Crown to take its hands off her land in Waikanae. Audio

6:37 PM.Fonterra's admitting it broke the law after last year's botulism scare that later turned out to be a false alarm. Audio

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

6:28 PM.Windflow Technology has lost 2 point 8 million dollars in the six months that ended in December and it's expecting to lose 4 point 4 million dollars more. Audio

6:26 PM.The convicted murderer Teina Pora has been stymied in his bid to get out of prison while he waits for the Privy Council to hear his appeal. Audio

6:23 PM.The Justice Minister, Judith Collins, is insisting business was not discussed at a private dinner she attended in Beijing with the owner and a director of Oravida, and a Chinese official from the… Read more Audio

6:20 PM.The Corrections Department is cutting up to 60 jobs, or ten percent, from its head office staff because of a drop in crime. Audio

6:18 PM.The Crown has told the High Court court in Timaru that treasury was in the dark about the state of South Canterbury Finance when it allowed it to be covered by the Government's Retail Deposit… Read more Audio

6:12 PM.The Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler spoke to our economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara, who asked him first about the dollar's sharp rise in response to higher interest rates. Audio

6:09 PM.The Government has rejected criticism it is to blame for interest rates rising and says rates were much higher under the previous Labour-led Government. Audio

5:56 PM.The head of Mighty River Power has made an impassioned plea to MPs to make power bills more transparent so people can clearly see who's to blame for rising prices. Audio

5:52 PM.The Maori Land Court has been told that 'enough is enough', and no more Maori land should be taken by the Crown; The Association of Scientists says tangata whenua are being disadvantaged by rules for… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.The oil industry says New Zealand needs to keep the faith until potentially massive reserves are found off the southern coast. Audio

5:44 PM.Three people have died and 63 injured, after an explosion cause by a gas leak flattened two buildings in East Harlem, New York. Audio

5:41 PM.Christchurch is preparing for the worst case scenario as the off-shoots of Tropical Cyclone Lusi threatens to hit the already saturated city. Audio

5:37 PM.The Government is defending granting of citizenship to an Auckland property developer who later made a 22 thousand dollar donation to the National Party. Audio

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

5:28 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:24 PM.Chinese authorities are insisting they still have no hard evidence they may have spotted the wreckage of the missing Malaysian passenger plane. Audio

5:21 PM.A Christchurch woman who killed her husband by stabbing him in the chest has been sentenced to six years in prison. Audio

5:16 PM.Fonterra has admitted its guilt on food safety charges sparked by last year's botulism false alarm - and next up some expect it to try to urgently settle a huge lawsuit against it. Audio

5:12 PM.The Government has announced the sale price of Genesis Energy shares at between a $1.35 and a $1.65 each, and sweetened the deal to attract buyers. Audio

5:07 PM.The Reserve Bank is fighting off accusations that higher interest rates are unnecessary, will hurt growth and cost jobs. Audio

5:00 PM.Higher interest rates are on the way. The government sweentens the deal for Genesis Energy investors and Fonterra has admitted its guilt over last year's botulism false alarm. Audio