Checkpoint for Thursday 25 October 2012

5:00 PM.Police deception threatens another gang prosecution. Solid Energy makes 350 staff and contractors at Spring Creek redundant and Pike River's Peter Whittall pleads not guilty in Greymouth. Audio

5:07 PM.Another gang case is poised to be thrown out because of the fake police prosecution that derailed months of undercover work in Nelson. Audio

5:12 PM.A lawyer for some of the Red Devils, Tony Bamford says the police could end up having to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Defences legal expenses. Audio

5:15 PM.Solid Energy has confirmed it is mothballing Spring Creek mine and 350 staff and contractors are losing their jobs. Audio

5:19 PM.Pike River's former chief executive has today pleaded not guilty to all charges brought by the Department of Labour following the explosions which killed 29 miners in 2010. Audio

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

5:25 PM.The Auckland Council has voted to exclude the Independent Maori Statutory board from having any say over next year's council budget. Audio

5:28 PM.Maori MPs say legislation being considered by Parliament goes some way towards dealing with one of the most shameful moments in New Zealand's history. Audio

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

5:36 PM.Northland's always-fragile economy has taken a body blow today with confirmation that the kiwifruit vine-killing disease Psa has arrived in the region. Audio

5:40 PM.A major operation involving several government agencies has led to the arrests of six people accused of running an advertising invoice scam that netted them one-point-six million dollars. Audio

5:44 PM.The new Reserve Bank governor, Graeme Wheeler, did little to disturb the legacy of his predeccesor at his first Official Cash Rate review today - keeping the benchmark interest rate at its record low.

5:49 PM.Maori have been cut out of deciding what the budget should be for Auckland Council; Te Whakatohea rangatira, Mokomoko, and his family are finally due to have their mana restored by legislation; A new… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.The police are to pay more than two-thousand dollars costs to four Chinese men charged with people-smuggling. Audio

5:55 PM.Australian researchers have found women living further south are nearly twice as likely to develop breast cancer. Audio

6:08 PM.The Police have just announced its reviewing aspects of their undercover operations to ensure what happened in the Red Devils case in Nelson does not happen again. Audio

6:19 PM.The police are to pay more than two-thousand dollars costs to four Chinese men charged with people-smuggling. Audio

6:21 PM.The country's largest lender, ANZ New Zealand, has recorded a profit off the back of increased lending and flat costs. Audio

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

6:37 PM.Returning to the police's botched undercover gang operation in Nelson which has now scuppered three gang prosecutions. Audio

6:40 PM.Northland's always-fragile economy has taken a body blow today with confirmation that the vine-killing disease Psa has arrived in the region. Audio

6:44 PM.South Korean media is reporting that a senior official in North Korea has been executed for drinking alcohol during the mourning period for the former leader Kim Jong-il. Audio

6:47 PM.Maori have been cut out of deciding what the budget should be for Auckland Council; Te Whakatohea rangatira, Mokomoko, and his family are finally due to have their mana restored by legislation; The… Read more Audio

6:53 PM.Auckland's transport agency has officially launched its new 100 million dollar public transport ticketing system but still has no idea how it will make sure customers are paying for their rides. Audio

6:55 PM.The State owned coal miner Solid Energy has confirmed Spring Creek mine will be mothballed and 350 staff and contractors will lose their jobs. Audio

6:58 PM.A West Coast farmer is warning that someone is going to end up being shot or even killed, if hunters persist in trying to poach deer illegally - and in the middle of the night. Audio