Checkpoint for Friday 14 February 2014

6:53 PM.The Kiingitanga is calling on iwi to put representatives forward for a revamped advisory council, Te Kaumarua; Ngati Kahungunu has given itself just over ten years to make Te Reo Maori a primary… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.Legislation to introduce plain packaging of tobacco products passed its first reading in Parliament this week with almost unanimous support. Audio

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

6:26 PM.Vital Healthcare Properties has lifted its first-half net profit by 14 percent due to rental growth, lower finance costs and a tax credit. Audio

6:16 PM.The Reserve Banks efforts to cool the housing market appear to be working with house sales in January down four percent on the same time last year. Audio

6:13 PM.A jury has been told that extremely rare pollen and grasses found on the body of Mellory Manning were used to try to figure out where she was killed. Audio

6:08 PM.In The United States a huge snow storm is blanketing the east coast, after wreaking havoc in the typically mild south of the country. Audio

5:53 PM.A world-leading study that finds New Zealand has the third-highest rate of sexual assault rate against women is being met with scepticism. Audio

5:48 PM.The Kiingitanga is calling on iwi to put representatives forward for a revamped advisory council, Te Kaumarua; A lower North Island tribe, Ngati Apa, says people may be discourgaged from building… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.Two dozen sculptors are about to down tools, after a ten-day symposium that's been pulling crowds in Whangarei. Audio

5:43 PM.The future of Wellington's historic Town Hall is again uncertain as work to bring the building up to earthquake safety standards grinds to a halt. Audio

5:35 PM.The case of six Afghan interpreters who worked for the SAS and who wanted to come to New Zealand has been resolved. Audio

5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:21 PM.The Indonesian Government is warning that Schapelle Corby's parole could be revoked if she does a media interview. Audio

5:13 PM.The Australian woman cited by Immigration authorities as one of the reasons for banning rappers Odd Future from New Zealand says she's delighted the visas have been cancelled. Audio

5:10 PM.Primary school principals are angry at what they say is an unacceptably large number of mistakes in the most recent school pay round. Audio

5:07 PM.A Mongrel Mob associate barked at the judge as he was sentenced to sixteen years in prison at the High Court in Nelson today. Audio

5:00 PM.Gang associate barks as he is sentenced to sixteen years, Primary principals say Novopay problems continuing, Australian protestor on why Odd Future should be banned, Corby warned against giving… Read more Audio