Checkpoint for Friday 10 December 2010

6:58 PM.The RSA decision to move the production of the ANZAC poppy to Australia, using parts imported from China, is expected to save a hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Audio

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

6:38 PM.Winston Peters is vowing to make his brief return to Parliament this week, permanent. Audio

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

6:29 PM.The country's biggest -and arguably creepiest - Santa has made it to 50. Audio

6:27 PM.The Government is giving more than 90 million dollars to technology businesses over the next three years. Audio

6:24 PM.Three independent agencies have begun a major review into the practice of holding young people in police cells. Audio

6:21 PM.News from the business sector. Audio

6:12 PM.Rioters in London have battled police outside parliament, smashed shop windows, and attacked a car carrying Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, after parliament voted to raise university fees. Audio

6:10 PM.It's just over two years since Austin Hemmings was killed trying to stop a man assaulting a woman in central Auckland. Audio

6:07 PM.A combination of poor construction, low building code standards for snow and an unusually heavy snowfall are all being blamed for the catastrophic collapse of Stadium Southland three months ago. Audio

5:55 PM.Some schools are refusing to include the national standards in their end of year reports. Audio

5:53 PM.Claims that thousands of New Zealanders have bribed an official in the past 12 months are not a complete surprise to the chief executive of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Audio

5:48 PM.Haiti's electoral council says it will recount all the votes cast in last week's disputed presidential election. Audio

5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:42 PM.The Transport Minister, Steven Joyce has warned that turning around the fortunes of KiwiRail will not be easy. Audio

5:39 PM.The leading contenders in the recent race for the Auckland mayoralty spent more than two million dollars on their campaigns. Audio

5:36 PM.Fonterra expects to pay dairy farmers more for their milk this season but some farmers believe it's still going to be tough going for the industry. Audio

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

5:18 PM.The family of a murdered man who became known as a good samaritan say their lives have been torn to shreds. Audio

5:18 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:14 PM.The Mayor of Invercargill Tim Shadbolt. Audio

5:08 PM.An investigation into the catastrophic collapse of Stadium Southland three months ago is blaming a combination of poor construction, low building code standards for snow and an unusually heavy… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Welder at collapsed stadium stands by workmanship, Invercargill Mayor on Staduim Southland collapse report, Austin Hemmings killer is jailed for at least 16 years, Will Fonterra price rise help… Read more Audio