Checkpoint for Friday 4 June 2010

6:56 PM.The Capital's biennial street party, the Cuba Street Carnival, has been cancelled because of what appears to be a funding dispute between organisers and the Wellington City Council. Audio

6:55 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:38 PM.Parliament's third largest political party, the Greens, are gathering in Christchurch this weekend for the party's annual general meeting. And for the first time in 15 years, it will be without the… Read more Audio

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

6:28 PM.Tourism leaders in Queenstown have called on the government to set up an easier system to allow tourist to claim back GST when they leave the country. Audio

6:26 PM.More than a hundred people have been killed in a fire which razed several buildings in one of the most densely populated areas of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. Audio

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

6:19 PM.The police have unveiled what they're describing as a one stop shop to support victims of child and sexual abuse in Counties Manukau. Audio

6:15 PM.Israel's rejected calls for an international investigation of its raids on a Gaza bound aid flotilla that killed 9 activists. Audio

6:12 PM.John Key has finally ruled out the prospect of selling KiwiBank, days after leaving open the possibility it could be privatised in the future. Audio

6:08 PM.The Education Review Office says it's worried about student learning and achievement at one-fifth of the country's schools. Audio

5:57 PM.Some Christchurch partygoers are upset by a change in rules for party buses, which means they will be limited to only four drinks on board and can't bring their own. Audio

5:56 PM.Scientists say they've managed to chemically induce memories in rats in a move that could have implications for the treatment of a number of disorders in humans. Audio

5:53 PM.Competition is expected to be fierce for places on Australasia's first cadet-pilot training programme, launched in Hamilton today. Audio

5:49 PM.The tranquil tourist region of Cumbria in northwest England is only just starting to come to terms with the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 12 people. Audio

5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:44 PM.Japan's outgoing finance Minister Naoto Kan has just been approved by the country's lower house of Parliament as the next prime minister. Audio

5:40 PM.The New Zealand Meatworkers Union is accusing management at AFFCO's Wairoa plant of illegally locking out hundreds of its workers. Audio

5:36 PM.An audit of stroke services has found many patients are missing out on treatment which could save their lives or reduce disability. Audio

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

5:28 PM.Thirteen-year-old Tom Winter from Burnside High School has made it into the semi-finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington. Audio

5:24 PM.At least 100 people have been killed and dozens injured in a massive fire in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Audio

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

5:19 PM.A man will spend at least 20 years in jail for murdering an 80 year old Chinese woman during a brutal robbery at her South Auckland home. Audio

5:15 PM.BP has succeeded in placing a containment cap on top of the damaged undersea well that has been gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Audio

5:10 PM.The Prime Minister has finally ruled out the prospect of selling KiwiBank, days after leaving open the possibility it could be privatised in the future. Audio

5:07 PM.The Education Review Office says it's worried about student learning and achievement at one-fifth of the country's schools. Audio

5:00 PM.Today's top stories from Checkpoint. Audio