Checkpoint for Friday 13 April 2012

6:52 PM.The Maori Affairs Select Committee is delighted with the number of submissions it's received, for its inquiry into the status and well being of Maori children; Meanwhile there's concern by community… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.Politicians agree that oral health is one issue that flies under the radar, but they say it is a serious health concern that needs to be tackled sooner, rather than later. Audio

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

6:28 PM.The head of a government funded GE trial won't say how much they're prepared to spend to protect the research from attack. Audio

6:25 PM.The Mental Health Foundation says social services have failed a homeless man, suffering from a brain tumor, who died in an abandoned building after being evicted from a district health board hostel. Audio

6:22 PM.TradeMe has signed a deal with a software company to sell new international retail goods through the auction trading website. Audio

6:13 PM.The Defence Force is being taken to task for spending 800 million dollars on new helicopters that need fixing just to make sure they can fly when it's snowing. Audio

6:11 PM.The Earthquake Recovery Minister and the Insurance Council both deny that insurance companies pressured the Government to relax building guidelines in Canterbury. Audio

6:08 PM.The Privacy Commissioner is investigating four complaints against the Ports of Auckland over its handling of workers' private information. Audio

5:56 PM.The Florida man charged with killing an unarmed black teenager has appeared in court to plead not guilty. Audio

5:49 PM.Crisis, what crisis? Audio

5:46 PM.The Maori Affairs Select Committee is delighted with the number of submissions it's received, for its inquiry into the status and well being of Maori children; Meanwhile there's concern by community… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.KiwiRail says it will be at least two weeks before it decides whether to fix or mothball the damaged Napier to Gisborne rail line. Audio

5:43 PM.Deacon Tapu La-ulu is the National Youth Co-ordinator for the Tikanga Maori strand of the Anglican Church. Audio

5:38 PM.Immigration officials say they've stopped nine suspected Bulgarian bankcard skimmers from coming into New Zealand. Audio

5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:27 PM.Two schools that employed a convicted sex offender are fighting to keep their identities a secret, while four others have been made public today. Audio

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

5:21 PM.Cheese and butter could be back on the menu for many families, as international dairy prices fall from record highs. Audio

5:18 PM.A new era of the super fraud has hit New Zealand courts with latest figures showing the amount of money involved in big cases has nearly tripled to about 280 million dollars. Audio

5:13 PM.North Korea has defied the international community with the launch of a long-range rocket, but it appears it barely got airborne before exploding into pieces and falling into the sea. Audio

5:08 PM.An Anglican minister who has been suspended after he removed children from a youth camp says he did so to protect them from a man he believed was a sexual predator. Audio

5:00 PM.Anglican Minister says first instinct was to keep kids safe, North Korea launches rocket, but it doesn't get vey far, New Zealand courts hit with a new era of super-fraud, International dairy prices… Read more Audio