Checkpoint for Friday 20 April 2012

6:55 PM.A director from the company trying to build a bus tunnel under two South Island national parks says tourists have told him the current bus trip to Milford Sound is a nightmare and they hate it. Audio

6:52 PM.A Tuhoe leader, Tamati Kruger, says there are problems with the Terrorism Suppression Act that need to be fixed; The body that keeps the legal profession in line has found there's enough evidence for… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.Political reporter Chris Bramwell accompanied John Key's trade delegation to Indonesia and Singapore, she reports back on what gains, if any, were made. Audio

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

6:22 PM.11-agents and 10-members of the military are under investigation for taking as many as 21-women back to their hotel virtually on the eve of President Obama's Summit of Americas trip. Audio

6:22 PM.The carpet maker, Cavalier, says its books may sink into the red as it faces pressure from higher wool prices; Air New Zealand and the Department of Conservation have today announced a new three-year… Read more Audio

6:16 PM.Two of the country's main tobacco companies are vowing to fight to stop the government introducing plain packaging on cigarettes. Audio

6:10 PM.A veteran skipper has told of frantic attempts to rescue the crew of a Korean fishing boat sinking off the South Island. Audio

6:06 PM.Parliamentary chief reporter, Jane Patterson, has more on the unanimous condemnation from opposition parties on the sale of the former Crafar dairy farms. Audio

5:54 PM.Our Waikato reporter, Andrew McRae has been at the central city street circuit for the ITM-400 practice day. Audio

5:50 PM.The body that keeps the legal profession in line has found there's enough evidence for a case to be taken against the Treaty claims lawyer Donna Hall, over allegations of a conflict of interest; Two… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Brent Edwards looks at the political ramifications and the changing landscape created by the Crafar farm sale, and the Prime Minister's dealings with SkyCity. Audio

5:42 PM.More now on the Crafar deal which the government today has given it's second and likely final approval to. Audio

5:36 PM.The Ministry of Economic Development is leading the negotiations on the potential new convention centre and its Minister Steven Joyce joins the programme. Audio

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

5:27 PM.The family of Natasha Harris, whose addiction to Coca Cola the family say is related to her death, believe carbonated soft drinks should carry health warning signs. Audio

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

5:17 PM.State Services Commissioner Ian Rennie talks with Checkpoint about the head of the Department of Building and Housing being given an official warning for a distinct code of conduct breach. Audio

5:13 PM.Sir Michael Fay speaks to Checkpoint. He heads the Crafar Farms Purchase Group - a consortium which bid for the farms and forced the Government to reconsider the Chinese bid when it successfully… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.One of the two ministers who've approved the deal today, Maurice Williamson, tells Checkpopint that under the new test the application still meets the criteria of the Overseas Investment Act. Audio