Checkpoint for Friday 28 January 2011

6:54 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:38 PM.In National's first two years in government business interests complained its economic policies didn't go far enough. And the Prime Minister, John Key, didn't entirely shake off the accusation he… Read more Audio

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

6:24 PM.An American study has found that a lack of sleep could be causing obesity in children. Audio

6:19 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:14 PM.We hear now from one of the thousands of Egyptians who have been defying a ban on protests on the streets of Cairo and other major cities throughout the country. Audio

6:07 PM.The Maori Party's Disciplinary and Disputes Committee has met for the first time in its consideration of a formal complaint against MP Hone Harawira. Audio

5:56 PM.Niwa has released its seasonal climate outlook and it looks like most of the country's in for a warm autumn. Audio

5:53 PM.School principals say fixing the nation's leaky schools will be at the detriment of building a better education system. Audio

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

5:45 PM.Police say they are determined to stop Australia's largest outlaw motorcycle gang at the borders. Audio

5:38 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:37 PM.Treasury advice to the Government suggests the economic benefits of a partial privitisation programme will be moderate at best, and less than the gains from the full sale of state-owned assets. Audio

5:29 PM.Now to Melbourne and our tennis correpsondent at the Australian Open Dave Luddy. Audio

5:26 PM.The country's newest private prison managers have been faulted for shortcomings in staff training, which led to the death of a teenager under their watch in Britain. Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:21 PM.The Prime Minister, and Minister for the Security Intelligence Service, John Key, says it's a little embarassing for the SIS that they failed in their duties to properly vet a high ranking defence… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Our Parliamentary Chief Reporter Jane Patterson has been listening and is with us. Audio

5:08 PM.The chair of the Moari Party's disciplinary and disputes committee joins us now. Audio

5:07 PM.In the last few minutes it has been revealed that the Maori Party's Disciplinary and Disputes Committee has met for the first time in its consideration of a formal complaint against MP Hone Harawira. Audio

5:00 PM.Maori Party disputes committee meets over Harawira complaint, Moari Party Disciplinary and Disputes committee chair Te Orohu Paul, Parliamentary Chief Reporter Jane Patterson, Key says SIS failures a… Read more Audio