Checkpoint for Monday 2 March 2015

6:54 PM.A collective of 30 marae says pa should not insure their treasured wood carvings, to help drive down the high price of insurance - which can cost thousands of dollars; A Maori business leader in… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.Warming weather and the effect that changes to Antarctica's ice cover will have on the planet are to form part of major new research supported by the New Zealand Antarctic Research Institute. Audio

6:43 PM.As universities reopen their doors for the year, it is not yet clear if the surprise slump in the University Entrance pass rate can be rectified. Audio

6:39 PM.Police are trying to identify the bodies of two climbers found on the Tasman Glacier within weeks of one another, but which are believed to be from two separate climbing accidents that could be… Read more Audio

6:34 PM.New Zealand's purchasing power with the rest of the world has been dragged down by the slump in dairy prices. Audio

6:29 PM.The autumn weather outlook is for it to carry on being dry and warm especially in the North Island. Audio

6:26 PM.The Labour Party says it needs to become as slick as National in gathering donations if it wants to be in Government. Audio

6:17 PM.More people are defending themselves in court, is tipping the scales of justice, clogging up the system and causing trials to fall over. Audio

6:14 PM.A Bosnian woman living in Auckland is backing claims that Bosnia war crime suspects live in New Zealand but she does not believe they will be brought to justice. Audio

6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:55 PM.A collective representing 30 marae is saying Maori pā should not insure their treasured wood carvings, to help drive down the high price of insurance - which can cost thousands of dollars. Audio

5:52 PM.A pharmacist who gave a woman the wrong medication causing liver damage and sending her to hospital for 5 days, has been spared further action because he has retired. Audio

5:48 PM.A British forensics expert who worked on the Yorkshire Ripper case has pointed to what she says were mistakes made in the Lundy investigation by Police and forensics. Audio

5:42 PM.An Australian lawyer who worked on the trial of the former Yugoslav President Slobodan Miosevic, believes Bosnia war crime suspects are living in New Zealand. Audio

5:37 PM.Two bodies discovered on the Tasman Glacier within weeks of each other, after what could be decades of being burried under layers of snow and ice, are believed to be from unrelated climbing accidents.

5:35 PM.New Zealand shares reached a new high today, the Top 40 Index hitting 5896 points before closing at 5893, up 14. Audio

5:28 PM.The Ministry of Social Development has been charged over the fatal shooting at a Work and Income Ashburton office last year. Audio

5:24 PM.The crown says a man who was found so badly burnt, he was initially mistaken for a piece of wood, was killed for his money. Audio

5:19 PM.A Horowhenua Police officer is recovering after being attacked by an angry man and his dog in Foxton earlier today. Audio

5:15 PM.Our Hawke's Bay reporter Peter Fowler joins us. Audio

5:12 PM.New Zealand's biggest credit union has been hit with record damages for hounding a woman employee who upset her bosses... in part - she says because she was so smart. Audio

5:08 PM.The Prime Minister has announced the Government will change the law to stop MPs getting a three-and-a-half percent pay rise. Audio

5:00 PM.The Ministry of Social Development is charged over the fatal shooting at the Ashburton Work and Income office. The Prime Minister stops the MPs pay rise and two climbers missing for years are… Read more Audio