Checkpoint for Wednesday 27 November 2013

6:49 PM.A logging supply company is rejecting a union's claim that it's put its financial needs ahead of the workforce from the now closed Tachikawa sawmill in Rotorua; Ngati Kahungunu is supporting plans to… Read more Audio

6:46 PM.Equestrian's top body in New Zealand is backing the Badminton and Burghley champion Jock Paget despite his horse returning a second positive test for the banned substance reserpine. Audio

6:40 PM.Australia's treatment of asylum seekers is under attack yet again, this time by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees who is questioning the legality of the detention centres on Nauru and… Read more Audio

6:37 PM.The Green Party's male co-leader role will be challenged next year by one hopeful - but only if he gets a high list ranking. Audio

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

6:26 PM.The Registered Master Builders Federation says it has more evidence the Reserve Bank's clamp down on low deposit loans is counterproductive and will result in fewer houses being built. Audio

6:23 PM.Tourism Holdings is hoping that more and more Chinese tourists will be attracted to the idea of taking camper van holidays in New Zealand. Audio

6:19 PM.An Australian tiger handler is recovering in hospital after he was mauled yesterday by a Sumatran tiger he was playing with. Audio

6:13 PM.More now on the Canterbury District Health Board and the asbestos charges it faces. Audio

6:09 PM.A new study shows children in their last year of primary or intermediate school are falling behind in writing and science - and a third are doing no better than children four years younger than them. Audio

5:54 PM.A sighting of the South Island kokako, previously thought to be extinct, has been declared authentic. Audio

5:51 PM.At least a hundred taxi drivers who say they're struggling to make a living, are threatening protests and disruption at Auckland airport after failing to get the company to accept their demands. Audio

5:48 PM.A logging supply company is rejecting a union's claim that it's put its financial needs ahead of the workforce from the now closed Tachikawa sawmill in Rotorua; Ngati Kahungunu is supporting plans to… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Driving with a hangover can be as bad or even worse than driving drunk, according to new research. Audio

5:40 PM.The lawyers for Kim Dotcom are accusing the Crown of withholding evidence they need for the internet billionaire's legal action. Audio

5:37 PM.An economist's claim that Auckland's housing shortage is being exaggerated has not put off the council as it moves to get more houses built. Audio

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

5:27 PM.Fonterra has escaped criticism from farmer shareholders over the botulism scare at its AGM today. Audio

5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:21 PM.The Act Party leader John Banks concedes it could be a problem if he ends up on trial for electoral fraud in an election year. Audio

5:17 PM.In Australia, a senior federal government minister who broke ranks on the Indonesia spying fracas is now going back on what he said. Audio

5:15 PM.It's been revealed that the Canterbury District Health Board is facing charges of exposing workers at Christchurch Hospital to asbestos. Audio

5:11 PM.Seven Fonterra workers have had to be decontaminated after a suspected chlorine leak this morning at one of the company's biggest plants. Audio

5:07 PM.A new study shows most children in their final year of primary and intermediate school are behind in both writing and science, with a third doing no better than children four years younger than them. Audio

5:00 PM.A new study finds many children are years behind in writing and science. A chemical leak at a big dairy factory and a district health board faces charges over asbestos exposure. Audio