Checkpoint for Friday 23 March 2012

6:54 PM.A two week long Waitangi Tribunal inquiry on the Kohanga movement has wrapped up, with both Iwi and the Crown giving evidence; Four South Taranaki iwi are opposing a water privatisation bill because… Read more Audio

6:36 PM.The Auditor General is considering requests for an independent inquiry into the Accident Compensation Corporation. Audio

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

6:27 PM.Pediatricians and public health professionals want the Government to enact tougher restrictions on alcohol to reduce the harm it does to young people. Audio

6:24 PM.A new audit shows the Auckland council lagging behind in meeting its obligations to Maori, and the mayor admits they can do better. Audio

6:22 PM.94 thousand new jobs are expected to be created in the next two years, but there is caution in the wind. Audio

6:14 PM.A new study shows almost 14 percent of nurses and midwives are drinking too much and the longer the hours they work the more they drink. Audio

6:12 PM.Quake-ravaged Christchurch could be ahead of the pack in taking advantage of the roll out of ultra fast broadband. Audio

5:58 PM.A rocket carrying supplies including toothbrushes and underpants to the International Space Station is due to split apart over New Zealand in half an hour. Audio

5:56 PM.Pop star Whitney Houston died of accidental drowning but drug abuse and heart disease were also contributing factors. Audio

5:51 PM.A fifth of parents taking part in an Auckland University study have told researchers their income came from four or more sources in the first critical months of their babies' lives. Audio

5:48 PM.The Kohanga Reo National Trust Board says its claim before the Waitangi Tribunal has resulted in whanau being pitted against family who work for government; Four South Taranaki iwi are opposing a… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.Speculation is rife about what will be done with the prime Wellington real estate under Mt Crawford prison, now it's confirmed it will be shut for good. Audio

5:41 PM.The Commerce Commission has warned the supermarket giant Progressive Enterprises over discounts on beer which are not the bargain they appear to be. Audio

5:37 PM.The US soldier accused of killing Afghan civilians on a shooting rampage in Kandahar province has been charged with 17 counts of murder. Audio

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

5:27 PM.Tickets to the Flight of the Conchords New Zealand tour have sold out with the last available online snapped up in a matter of minutes. Audio

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

5:19 PM.Meanwhile the CTU is demanding the Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee reveal what he's been told about the dispute in briefings with the Ports of Auckland. Audio

5:17 PM.The Ports of Auckland is today still refusing to say when wharfies who yesterday gave up striking, will be allowed back to work. Audio

5:11 PM.Some in Christchurch who found out today they will have to abandon their properties fear they've been rezoned to make way for a park on banks of the Avon River. Audio

5:07 PM.A Coroner has told Housing New Zealand to build fences between its houses following the death of a toddler, who was accidently hit by a car on a driveway. Audio

5:00 PM.Coroner recommends fences between HNZ homes, Fear the idead of a riverside park has influenced zoning decisions, Port workers in limbo, union launches legal challenge and Tickets to the Flight of the… Read more Audio