Checkpoint for Friday 7 June 2013

6:52 PM.The chair of a group of central North Island tribes says he has no issue with one of its Iwi's decision to occupy a strip of Kaingaroa Forest; The Government says it believes Treaty settlements of… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.The leader of United Future, Peter Dunne, has resigned as a minister, following the outcome of an inquiry into the leaking of a highly sensitive report on the Government's spy agency. Audio

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

6:26 PM.A study by Massey University has found that KiwiSaver investors are choosing to opt out of the schemes being run by banks which Massey University's director of financial planning, Claire Matthews… Read more Audio

6:24 PM.An independent review has contradicted the ministerial inquiry into Novopay and largely absolved the State Services Commission of blame for its role in the debacle. Audio

6:14 PM.University of Otago lecturer in Political Science, Dr Bryce Edwards, discusses Peter Dunne's options. Audio

6:09 PM.There is political pressure for a criminal investigation into the leaking of a sensitive spy agency report, after the United Future leader, Peter Dunne, refused to fully co-operate with an inquiry. Audio

5:48 PM.A groundbreaking study released by Otago University today says the health dangers from over-crowded housing are much clearer than anyone realised and helps explain the disproportionate number of Maori… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.The chair of a group of central North Island tribes says he has no issue with one of its Iwi's decision to occupy a strip of Kaingaroa Forest; The Government says it believes Treaty settlements will… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The Serious Fraud Office says key players in the Belgrave Finance collapse schemed from the outset how to dupe their investors and one of the company's directors, Stephen Smith, has today been jailed… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.The owner of a takeaway store in Porirua has been ordered to pay more than $36-thousand for exploiting three migrant workers, forcing them to work more than reasonable hours and paying less than the… Read more Audio

5:36 PM.US Correspondent Simon Marks tells how United States officials have confirmed that spies at the National Security Agency are collecting the phone records of tens of millions of Americans. Audio

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

5:27 PM.A boy excluded from a Paeroa school for assaulting a teacher and threatening children will be enrolled at another school, and may start there within a week - but just which school that is, isn't clear… Read more Audio

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

5:20 PM.Winston Peters is the man who accused Peter Dunne, under Parliamentary privilege, of leaking the Kitteridge report to the media. Audio

5:15 PM.The Police have taken cellphones from people they believe filmed the fight that left an Auckland teenager dead last night. Audio

5:10 PM.Jane Patterson gives comment. Audio

5:07 PM.The United Future leader, Peter Dunne has resigned from the Government. Audio

5:00 PM.The future of Peter Dunne and of his party; Police search cellphone camera footage of witnesses to a fight in Auckland that left a teenager dead last night, and; the boy excluded from a Paeroa school… Read more Audio