Checkpoint for Friday 20 July 2012

6:48 PM.A manager's being brought in to sort out problems with the organisation that provides Maori health care on the West Coast of the South Island; Crown lawyers at the Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into water… Read more Audio

6:40 PM.The National Party is holding its annual conference in Auckland over the weekend. It is a time for party delegates to look back at what has been a rocky start to National's second term in government… Read more Audio

6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:22 PM.The total number of people coming to live in New Zealand live long-term is at its highest level in 16 months. Audio

6:17 PM.The director of Wellington's bus company remains in a serious condition in hospital after being hit by one of the buses yesterday. Audio

6:15 PM.KiwiRail, which was forced to replace sub-standard brakes on all 500 of its new Chinese made freight wagons, says it was not a big deal and the company was just being prudent. Audio

6:12 PM.The crown has been accused of trying to divert attention at the Waitangi Tribunal's hearing into water rights by questioning the use of the term ownership. Audio

6:08 PM.Shops displaying cigarettes will be a thing of the past from Monday, when a new law banning them from view swings into action. Audio

5:57 PM.A glitch with one of Meridian Energy's billing schemes has left some of the company's customers out of pocket. Audio

5:53 PM.More than one thousand Christchurch homeowners with land zoned as habitable want their properties to be written off. Audio

5:48 PM.Crown lawyers at the Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into water rights have been heavily questioned over the Government's relationship with the Iwi Leaders Forum - and asked if talks have produced results… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Whangarei people living near a violent offender who's just been released from prison, say they fear for their safety and they're not reassured by the sight of police patrols checking on the man. Audio

5:38 PM.Two Wellington accountants are tonight behind bars after being found guilty of defrauding Inland Revenue of almost 3 million dollars. Audio

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

5:27 PM.A police dive squad is searching a stream in Rotorua for a gun used in the fatal shooting of a bank security guard more than 30 years ago. Audio

5:25 PM.Small volcanic earthquakes are shaking Mount Tongariro and the alert levels have been raised. Audio

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

5:17 PM.A family doctor has been found guilty of prescribing excessively high doses of controlled drugs to a known addict. Audio

5:15 PM.Police are investigating accusations of fraud at Otago University worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Audio

5:12 PM.The sentences mean the dog killers have not been banned from owning dogs. Audio

5:08 PM.The SPCA is furious that two men who slaughtered more than 30 dogs have not been jailed. Audio

5:00 PM.Two men involved in animal slaughter escape prison time; Dog killers' sentencing a joke, says the dogs' owner; Otago University not discussing alleged fraud,GP found guilty of prescribing drugs to a… Read more Audio