Checkpoint for Wednesday 18 July 2012

6:55 PM.A former youth court judge says Child Youth and Family is a long way off having the information policy makers need to make good decisions. Audio

6:52 PM.The Auckland University Students' Association has failed in its bid to ban a so-called anti-anbortion group from campus. Audio

6:48 PM.Government lawyers have hit back over a claim the Crown acted in bad faith when the Prime Minister, John Key discussed the outcome of the Waitangi Tribunal hearing into water rights; The Secondary… Read more Audio

6:45 PM.The Government has again been forced to defend changes made at Housing New Zealand, amid allegations that gang members are squatting in vacant state homes in Auckland. Audio

6:41 PM.The receiver for the Pike River mine has revealed one overseas bidder was scared off partly by the perceived hostility in New Zealand to foreign investment. Audio

6:37 PM.One of the world's largest banks is being accused of helping drug kings, rogue nations and terrorists. Audio

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

6:28 PM.People living near an earthquake dump site in Christchurch are fed up with the constant noise, dust and vibrations from passing trucks which is making them feel like they are living on a motorway. Audio

6:21 PM.International milk prices have fallen by nearly one percent in Fonterra's latest Global Dairy auction and the lower prices are expected to continue for the next few months. Audio

6:18 PM.Prime Minister has batted away accusations the Government isn't doing enough to improve the chances of people being able to buy their own home. Audio

6:16 PM.The manager of a caravan park labelled sub-standard by the Social Development Minister says the only time Paula Bennett has seen it was when she was on the campaign trail. Audio

6:13 PM.The Serious Fraud Office has laid 82 charges against two senior managers in a failed Wellington gas retail company. Audio

6:10 PM.The chair of Air New Zealand says he doubts that top quality managers can be attracted to companies which are 100 per cent owned by the Government. Audio

6:06 PM.The Supreme Court has been told today that the executor of a person's estate has the right to ensure that burials are carried out in accordance with the dead person's wishes. Audio

5:55 PM.Five million dollars worth of New Zealand honey has been rejected by export markets after failing a test used to detect adulterated honey. Audio

5:48 PM.Government lawyers have hit back over a claim the Crown acted in bad faith when the Prime Minister, John Key discussed the outcome of the Waitangi Tribunal hearing into water rights; The Secondary… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Opposition MPs have pressed the Education Minister to explain just when the Government started planing its failed class sizes policy. Audio

5:42 PM.One of the 28 miners rescued from a fire underground at a gold mine near Waihi says his colleagues were relaxed and joking in their refuge chamber, and he was not scared at all. Audio

5:39 PM.The Prime Minister, is confident his meeting tonight with the Maori Party over water rights will resolve any differences they might have. Audio

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

5:28 PM.Rod Petricevic, the former Bridgecorp Managing Director has been given a further four months in prison over his purchase of a luxury launch "the Medici". Audio

5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:21 PM.The mystery killer of a bank security guard 36 years ago has been told to watch out, the police are coming for you, as authorities take a fresh look at unsolved case. Audio

5:17 PM.The judge in the extradition case of the internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has stepped down over controversial comments at an internet conference. Audio

5:13 PM.Police have arrested 2 and half thousand people, seized 130-thousand cannabis plants and say they've saved the country from 350-million dollars worth of harm, in the first nationally co-ordinated… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.One of the last people to see the missing Auckland woman, Iraena Asher, alive has told an inquest into her disappearance it was the police who failed her, not her. Audio

5:00 PM.The Iraena Asher inquest is told it's the police who failed her, not those who tried to help. The son of a slain security guard warns whoever killed him to watch out and more jail time for Rod… Read more Audio