Checkpoint for Friday 1 July 2011

6:55 PM.A signing to heal fractured relations between Tūhoe and the Crown, is being described as unique by the Government; Mixed opinions over need for Māori seats on the Rotorua District Council; Work is… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.It's no longer politics as usual in Christchurch following a series of devastating earthquakes. Not everyone in the city and its surrounding areas is happy with last week's offer to buy out those… Read more Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:29 PM.Mines Rescue teams are making good progress building a temporary air lock in the Pike River Mine and expect the work to be finished by Sunday at the latest. Audio

6:26 PM.Fonterra executive and RD1 director, Jason Minkhorst, told Demelza Leslie that the owners wanted to sell, and Fonterra saw the chance to improve the products and services farmers received. Audio

6:22 PM.The New Zealand tennis player Marina Erakovic is hoping to secure a place in the womens doubles final at Wimbledon overnight. Audio

6:19 PM.Victims of snake bites can vastly improve their survival chances by using an ointment usually given to heart patients. Audio

6:07 PM.A drinking water quality report from the Ministry of Health has found thousands of people are drinking water with unacceptable levels of E.Coli. Audio

5:51 PM.The New York Times is reporting the sexual assault case against the sacked IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on the verge of collapse. Audio

5:48 PM.Sharples, says the Treaty Settlements process is in danger of becoming formulaic; Crown and Tūhoe sign agreement for a fresh start after 140 years of difficult relationships; Whakarewarewa Village to… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.Porirua's deputy mayor has got stoned on a herbal high and says the synthetic cannabis should be banned. Audio

5:39 PM.Authorities struggling to control synthetic cannabis won't bring in a ban but instead want widespread testing - though it's not clear how that would be done. Audio

5:36 PM.The father of a New Zealand freelance journalist detained in Yemen says his son may be about to be released. Audio

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

5:27 PM.Air New Zealand has quit the lobby group Business New Zealand partly because of Alasdair Thompson's comments about pay equity and women's periods. Audio

5:24 PM.An international union is suggesting miners could refuse to work at the Pike River Mine if a new owner did not recover the bodies of the 29 men killed last November. Audio

5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:17 PM.A Ministry of Health report on drinking water shows thousands of people are drinking water with unacceptable levels of E. coli. Audio

5:13 PM.The man who bludgeoned to death the Whanganui woman Marice McGregor has been jailed for at least 15 years. Audio

5:08 PM.The police watchdog says a man drunk on a cocktail of drugs may have lived, had he been checked more often while detained in a cell at the Whakatane police station. Audio

5:00 PM.Top stories tonight include, Watchdog slates police for death in cell case, Marice McGregor's murderer gets at least 15 years jail, Thousands of New Zealanders drinking contaminated water, Miners… Read more Audio