Checkpoint for Thursday 21 November 2013

6:51 PM.Staff are opposing, and students are worried by big job cuts in the design and visual arts department at Auckland polytechnic Unitec. Audio

6:48 PM.Te Tai Tokerau iwi Te Roroa, say they hold no malice against Alan Titford's family who were influenced by him and his disputes with the Waitangi Tribunal and the government over the ownership of his… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.After Auckland, Christchurch is the place where the greatest number of electoral boundary changes are being proposed. Audio

6:39 PM.Millions of litres of contaminated water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant look set to be dumped in the Pacific Ocean. Audio

6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:27 PM.In business news, Argosy Property has reported a big jump in first-half profit, largely due to gains in the value of its hedging contracts, but the underlying result was still strong. Audio

6:24 PM.Parliament's been presented with two petitions today that deal with the exploitation of women and young girls. Audio

6:16 PM.The number of serious injuries, mistakes and near-misses in hospital have risen by 21 percent in the last year. Audio

6:13 PM.Voters in a proposed new Auckland electorate say whoever wins the seat would have a tough job bringing the wildly different communities in the area together. Audio

6:09 PM.A New Zealand woman who claimed her seven-year-old son died after falling off a pogo stick is facing a murder charge in a Sydney court. Audio

5:56 PM.Voters in Christchurch East say many are still suffering - three years on from the devastating earthquakes and want a new MP who will breathe life into the electorate. Audio

5:50 PM.Te Tai Tokerau iwi Te Roroa, say they hold no malice against Alan Titford's family who were influenced by him and his disputes with the Waitangi Tribunal and the government over the ownership of his… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.A judge has called the attack on a male model by an Auckland police detective nasty and vicious. Audio

5:44 PM.The government is promising New Zealanders will see significant water quality improvements within a generation. Audio

5:40 PM.Labour says documents just released show the Government has deliberately played down the risks of deep sea oil drilling and gone to great lengths to hide information from the public. Audio

5:37 PM.The MP for Waitakare, National's Paula Bennett, says she has the backing of the Prime Minister to contest a potential new electorate seat, despite it being an ideal one for National to gift to the… Read more Audio

5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:28 PM.A man who spent the entire day yesterday pedalling part way across Cook Strait could easily have died, say police who had to go rescue him. Audio

5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:21 PM.The former wife of Allan Titford, Sue Cochrane has paid tribute to Womens Refuge, the police and her eldest daughter - for their part in helping the family escape her husband and put an end to more… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.KiwiRail is asking the Government for more money to help it cover the cost of replacing the broken-down Cook Strait ferry, the Aratere. Audio

5:14 PM.More now on the case of the wrong patient being given an angiogram. Audio

5:11 PM.The number of serious injuries, mistakes and near-misses in hospital have risen by 21 percent in the last year. Audio

5:08 PM.The man found guilty of killing Rae Portman has a history of assault and sexually abusing young boys. Audio

5:00 PM.Rae Portman's killer has a history of assault and sexually abusing young boys. Alan Titford's ex-wife speaks out and the number of serious injuries, mistakes and near-misses in hospital increases. Audio