Checkpoint for Friday 11 November 2011

6:52 PM.A spectator was seriously injured this morning when an axe head flew off its handle, during a wood chopping competition at the A and P show. Audio

6:48 PM.The fishing company, Sealord, says the negative publicity surrounding foreign charter vessels prompted it to employ company observers aboard some of it's trawlers; A Government department says it's… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.The national manager of the Electoral Enrolment Centre fears young voters are missing out on the opportunity to have their say. Audio

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

6:27 PM.The National Party is promising to crack down on people who sit on their learner and restricted driver licences for prolonged periods. Audio

6:25 PM.The casino and hotel operator, Sky City Entertainment, expects to make a full year profit over 140 million dollars in 2012, at least seven per cent higher than the previous year. Audio

6:08 PM.After days of speculation the National Party leader, John Key, finally sat down with ACT's Epsom candidate this afternoon. Audio

5:56 PM.The managers of Queenstown ski fields say the past season was one of the most challenging in 50 years. Audio

5:53 PM.Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court has ordered the arrests of the country's deputy prime minister and attorney general, after they suspended the chief justice. Audio

5:50 PM.A Government department says it's leaving it to Maori to select what sort of homes they want to live in - instead of decisions being made by "officials stuck in ivory towers"; The fishing company… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.The first New Zealander to be convicted of setting up a child sex tour has been warned by a High Court judge that he's likely to go to prison. Audio

5:43 PM.The three parties facing charges in court over the Pike River coal mining disaster have been named. Audio

5:40 PM.The police in Christchurch are now treating the death of a teenage girl in a house fire yesterday as a homicide. Audio

5:37 PM.Head-on crashes on the country's busiest and riskiest roads could be eliminated for less than the cost of a new motorway. Audio

5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:28 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:23 PM.That's U.S Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry losing his way in a major political debate and according to a number of commentators losing any chance of making it to the White House. Audio

5:18 PM.Pacific Rim leaders meeting in Honolulu have told Europe to get on with its plan to quell the debt crisis that could infect the world economy. Audio

5:13 PM.Reaction from Radio New Zealand political editor Brent Edwards. Audio

5:10 PM.The leader of the National Party John Key has given public support for the ACT party's Epsom candidate, saying he'd not be unhappy if John Banks won. Audio

5:08 PM.The three parties charged by the Department of Labour in connection with the Pike River coal mining tragedy have been named. Audio

5:00 PM.Three charged over Pike River mine disaster are named, 'Key Signals Support for Banks in Epsom, Latest from the APEC meeting in Honolulu and US Republican candidate makes public gaffe. Audio