Checkpoint for Thursday 28 November 2013

6:51 PM.MPs have been told that people who want to work with children should be vetted and registered using a system like the Blue Card registrations used in Queensland. Audio

6:48 PM.The Maori Party vice-president, Ken Mair, says it will be challenging for the party to select just one of the six nominees wanting to stand for the Tai Hauauru seat; Ngati Porou on the East Coast is… Read more Audio

6:42 PM.Four of the seven fire stations due to be rebuilt in Christchurch could also serve as bases for the police and St John Ambulance. Audio

6:38 PM.The mother of a murdered teenager is preparing for the parole hearing of her killer, saying he has shown no remorse and should not be freed. Audio

6:36 PM.The police have hit what they're calling a crime family they say are key to the Road Knights gang - and have seized seven houses under the Criminal Proceeds Act. Audio

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

6:27 PM.The ANZ Bank says one of its latest indicators suggest the economy could grow at a whopping five percent annual pace. Audio

6:19 PM.In Christchurch, councillors who act as directors for the council's holding company will now have to donate their fees to charity. Audio

6:18 PM.De Grey's executive director, Peter Batten, says the company will be drilling holes and collecting samples, and the process is no different from what a farmer would do to sink a bore. Audio

6:14 PM.Anti-mining protestors who blocked the highway north of Whangarei today - say they'll do it again if the Government refuses to listen to their objections to hard-rock mining. Audio

6:09 PM.First to our top story that political parties are banding together to block the Government from changing the law to over-ride a decision that could bring down the price of internet connections. Audio

5:55 PM.To London, where celebrity cook Nigella Lawson has been accused in court of being a habitual criminal because she turned a blind eye to her personal assistants running up thousands of dollars on… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.Lawyers for the Crown have asked the Court of Appeal to throw out a ruling that search warrants used in the raid on Kim Dotcom's mansion were unlawful. Audio

5:48 PM.The Maori Party vice-president, Ken Mair, says it will be challenging for the party to select just one of the six nominees wanting to stand for the Tai Hauauru seat; The organiser of a 4-day hikoi in… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The voice of Morning Report, Geoff Robinson, is retiring. Audio

5:40 PM.Returning to our lead story, and political parties have united to block the Government from over-ruling the Commerce Commission on copper broadband prices. Audio

5:36 PM.In Australia, the Abbott government is fighting fresh accusations of destroying trade relations with Asia, as a row with China follows on the heels of an ongoing spy dispute with Indonesia. Audio

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

5:27 PM.Cancer-causing concrete dust from rapid demolition and building in Christchurch, has sparked a warning from public health experts who say the levels must be monitored. Audio

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

5:20 PM.NZ Bus had a meeting today about its drivers with Wellington City Councillor, Iona Pannett, whose toddler was thrown to the floor of a bus last week. Audio

5:17 PM.A Wellington paraplegic wants some local bus drivers suspended on no pay for their abusive and bullying behaviour towards disabled passengers. Audio

5:14 PM.The first firm figures on lending restrictions show banks are cutting back hard on people with low deposits. Audio

5:10 PM.The Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Amy Adams, says she's never been counting on Act or United Future's support to over-rule the Commerce Commission. Audio

5:08 PM.In an extraordinary move political parties have banded together to block the Government from changing the law to over-ride a decision that could bring down the price of internet connections. Audio

5:00 PM.Political parties band together to stop the Government over-ruling on broadband prices. Banks cut back hard on low deposit home loans and a paraplegic calls for bus drivers to be suspended. Audio