Checkpoint for Friday 2 November 2012

6:53 PM.The Human Rights Commissioner is calling on the Government to create social networking protocols to deal with racial hate comments on internet sites such as Facebook; The Government says there's… Read more Audio

6:37 PM.The Maori Party has been on the political landscape for eight years now - but has it peaked? Its performance at the last election was its worst since its inception - winning two fewer seats that it… Read more Audio

6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:26 PM.Conservationists warn New Zealand will have a challenging battle when a proposal to protect the Ross Sea in Antractica from overfishing is revisited next year. Audio

6:23 PM.The family of a toddler who died from Meningococcal disease just hours after seeing a doctor, want answers. Audio

6:20 PM.The insurer and fund manager, Tower Group, says the company has a viable future after its selling its health insurance arm for $102 million to Australian health insurer, nib holdings. Audio

6:17 PM.The Mayor of Marlborough wants a coastal commission set up to plan for more aquaculture but farmers say it would just be bureaucratic nonsense. Alistair Sowman and his council are opposed to New… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.The Ministry of Social Development failed to fix urgent security flaws in its public kiosks despite being warned about them six months before the kiosks' rollout. Audio

5:50 PM.The Government says there's nothing it can do to speed up the settlement process for Ngati Toa, which has had its deed signing delayed once more by the Port Nicholson Settlement Block Trust; The Human… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.The Secondary teachers union is outraged by the government's decision to make Wanganui Collegiate a state school. The change announced will more than triple the amount of government funding the school… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.Barack Obama's had a boost from the Mayor of New York, former Republican Michael Bloomberg, who says the President's handling of the super storm emergency has reshaped his thinking and that as a… Read more Audio

5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:32 PM.The Commerce Commission has found Wellington airport is using its monopoly to overcharge the airlines and ultimately the passengers that use it. Audio

5:26 PM.The mother of Auckland toddler JJ Lawrence has admitted under cross examination that she felt she was to blame for her son's death. Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:20 PM.An Urban Search and Rescue team member says it was not his responsibility to take control at the collapsed CTV building and he only took over in order to save lives. Audio

5:16 PM.A house five armed men broke into in Auckland was targeted because people regularly gambled there. Audio

5:12 PM.The Public Service Association says it hopes the second kiosk inquiry will look into whether the pressures of time and money to meet the Government's IT goals contributed to the security breaches. Audio

5:07 PM.The Ministry of Social Development failed to fix urgent security flaws in its public kiosks despite being warned about them six months before the kiosks' rollout. Audio

5:00 PM.MSD warned about privacy risks but failed to fix kiosk flaws; Blogger says MSD investigation into breaches raises questions; House in home invasion deliberately targeted; Aquaculture farmers say a… Read more Audio