Checkpoint for Monday 25 November 2013

6:50 PM.Crown researchers say they've come up with a new way of making a titanium sponge for bone implants that could earn this country millions of export dollars. Audio

6:47 PM.Five tribes have bought a big dairy operation in the Waikato region; Six Maori Party members have put their names forward to be selected to contest the Tai Hauauru seat in next year's general… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.China and Japan's feud over who owns a cluster of islands in the East China Sea has intensifed with Beijing declaring a form of 'no fly zone" over the territories. Audio

6:36 PM.The battle over the fluoridation of tap water has shifted to the High Court in New Plymouth. Audio

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

6:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:22 PM.Protesters in an annual march against violence say the teenage sex ring uncovered in Auckland has swelled the numbers this year. Audio

6:17 PM.The US President Barack Obama is now trying to placate key Middle East allies - outraged over the deal struck with Iran on its nuclear programme. Audio

6:13 PM.The AA is supporting a proposal the Government's considering to bring in risk ratings so people with cars that better protect passengers pay less. Audio

6:08 PM.A Canterbury clothing boss who defrauded a bank of almost 120 million dollars is being sent to prison, though a judge says he was a moral and kind man. Audio

5:56 PM.A showdown over a Solid Energy rescue deal had its first day in Court today with one of the SOE's biggest lenders saying the package is worthless. Audio

5:53 PM.Police in Australia believe an international crime syndicate is targeting Sydney high school students to work as drug mules. Audio

5:51 PM.The fight over fluoridating water is being played out in court with a challenge to councils' powers to add the tooth decay-fighting compound to what people drink. Audio

5:48 PM.Six Maori Party members have put their names forward to be selected to contest the Tai Hauauru seat in next year's general election; Five tribes have bought a big dairy operation in the Waikato… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.The police are going after the assets of failed finance company directors for the first time. Audio

5:35 PM.The Labour Party says the Government's move to reduce Accident Compensation Corporation levies next year is a cynical election-year bribe. Audio

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

5:27 PM.Top football administrators have been accused of doing an amateurish and chaotic job that's more akin to running a local sports club. Audio

5:24 PM.The contractor that found the Aratere Ferry's lost propellor, says it'll try to recover the 200-thousand dollar piece of equipment in the next few weeks. Audio

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

5:15 PM.The Feilding farmer, Ewen Macdonald, has been knocked back on his second try at parole. Audio

5:13 PM.A woman has been killed after being hit by a train in south Auckland. Commuters to the South and the East of the city face serious travel disruption as a result. Audio

5:10 PM.Today's sentencing of Anderson comes after a two year investigation by the Serious Fraud Office into the 2009 collapse of Lane Walker Rudkin. Audio

5:07 PM.A clothing boss who defrauded a bank of almost 120 million dollars is being sent to prison, a broken man. Audio

5:00 PM.A clothing boss fraudster is jailed for six years and called a broken man. Ewen Macdonald fails to win parole again and calls for a complete shake up of NZ Football. Audio