Checkpoint for Friday 26 October 2012

6:48 PM.The Employment Relations Authority has found the general manager of a Chatham Islands Moriori trust was unlawfully suspended, and has ordered reinstatement and financial compensation; Bay of Plenty… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.Just when the National-led Government thinks it's over a political crisis another crops up. Audio

6:22 PM.Restaurant Brands says it is not disappointed with its half yearly results despite flat revenues. Audio

6:20 PM.In his first speech as Reserve Bank governor, Graeme Wheeler, has acknowledged the high dollar as a major problem for some parts of the economy. Audio

6:16 PM.The Defence Minister is not ruling out extending a resettlement offer for Afghan interpreters. Audio

6:14 PM.Angry parents yelled out from the public gallery at the Greymouth District court this afternoon when a judge fined Pike River Coal's drilling company for unsafe work practices. Audio

6:07 PM.The owners of the Rena have been fined 300,000 dollars - half of the maximum penalty possible, for fouling the sea off Tauranga. Audio

5:52 PM.The Chief Ombudsman is praising a Dunedin city council decision to put dozens of responses to official information requests online. Audio

5:48 PM.Bay of Plenty iwi told the District Court in Tauranga today they are still grieving for their moana which was significantly affected by the container ship Rena running aground last year; The… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.A mother says hearing her newborn baby had been kidnapped from her hospital crib was the worst feeling imaginable. Audio

5:38 PM.A school principal who used a dog to search his school for drugs earlier this year is dismayed the government wants to ban the practice. Audio

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

5:27 PM.A coroner has found that the suicides of four young people in Kawerau were not linked, but says they all shared tragic similarities. Audio

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

5:18 PM.The Defence Minister says he may be willing to help more people than the original 23 Afghan interpreters being offered resettlement in New Zealand. Audio

5:15 PM.In his first speech as Reserve Bank governor, Graeme Wheeler, has acknowledged that the high New Zealand dollar is damaging parts of the economy. Audio

5:12 PM.The owners of the Rena have been ordered to pay a 300 000 dollar fine for discharging a harmful substance from a ship into the coastal environment. Audio

5:10 PM.The chief executive of Valley Longwall International Drilling Brett Lynch was among those yelled at in court. Audio

5:05 PM.Angry parents yelled out and swore in court this afternoon at the top managers of an Australian drilling company fined over the Pike River mine blast. Audio

5:00 PM.Mother of Pike River worker says fine against drilling company not enough;Reaction to fine over Pike River mine blast;$300,000 fine for Rena owners;New Reserve Bank governor says high dollar damaging… Read more Audio