Checkpoint for Friday 22 November 2013

6:53 PM.Wellington iwi and those affiliated to Taranaki Whanui are mourning the death of a respected Te Atiawa kaumatua, Sam Jackson; The Maori Party says the Maori electoral boundaries are so big that many… Read more Audio

6:36 PM.Voters in Christchurch East will head to the polls next weekend to decide who'll be their next member of Parliament. Audio

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

6:23 PM.Fisher and Paykel Healthcare has reported a record first half, following strong growth in both of its major product groups. Audio

6:12 PM.An investigation is underway after tens of thousands of fish washed up along Nelson's Maitai river. Audio

5:57 PM.Three months out from the Wellington Sevens, more than four-thousand tickets are still on sale because a computer glitch meant the website had to be taken down for several hours. Audio

5:54 PM.Medical researchers in Melbourne have made a breakthrough in beating back aggressive forms of leukaemia. Audio

5:50 PM.Wellington iwi and those affiliated to Taranaki Whanui are mourning the death of a respected Te Atiawa kaumatua, Sam Jackson; The Maori Party says the Maori electoral boundaries are so big that many… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.Two takahe chicks have hatched on Motutapu Island in what conservationists are hailing as a milestone for the endangered native bird. Audio

5:42 PM.Adventure tourism businesses fear a backlog of compulsory safety audits could threaten what people can get up to in the outdoors. Audio

5:36 PM.China's Supreme Court has ordered a ban on using torture to extract confessions from suspects. Audio

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

5:26 PM.An online predator who used photos of beautiful girls to lure boys in has been jailed for more than two years. Audio

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

5:18 PM.People living in a small North Taranaki town say they will fight the council over huge rent hikes they are facing on their leased land. Audio

5:13 PM.Police in London are still trying to piece together how three women were held against their will and forced to work as domestic slaves for at least thirty years. Audio

5:09 PM.More and more people are deciding to settle in New Zealand, persuaded by the expanding economy. Audio

5:08 PM.A Lithuania man who was extradited from Latvia, will spend at least three years in a New Zealand prison for masterminding a drug-money laundering racket . Audio

5:00 PM.Man who smuggled drugs in a Harry Potter book is sent to jail, expanding economy attracts more immigrants, three women rescued from London home after being held for 30 years and Waitara lease holders… Read more Audio