Checkpoint for Thursday 12 June 2014

6:46 PM.Deadlock over the tribal division of Kaingaroa Forest land is about to be broken; An authority involved in the Kaingaroa settlement has been given the mandate to settle the claims of Ngati Rangitihi… Read more Audio

6:42 PM.The Government is looking at extending the automated SmartGate entry system to tourists from Canada and Asia, but says there are risks in doing that. Audio

6:38 PM.The Government today signed a controversial deal with the United States which both sides will use to pursue tax cheats but which critics oppose as snooping. Audio

6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:25 PM.Bangkok could be downgraded on a human trafficking blacklist once a State Department report comes out this month, a relegation that could trigger economic sanctions. Audio

6:15 PM.The Prime Minister is ruling out Christchurch's Phillipstown Primary School remaining open beyond next year but city councillors have piled in on the side of the school. Audio

6:09 PM.Opposition parties are laying the blame for rising interest rates squarely at the foot of the Government. Audio

5:53 PM.A Tauranga lawyer who had sex with a young client and later lied about it has been suspended from practicing. Audio

5:49 PM.Human rights groups say the Indonesian Government's decision to scrap a New Zealand funded police training programme in the troubled eastern provinces shows it would levae it open to too much outside… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.Deadlock over the tribal division of Kaingaora Forest land in Bay of Plenty is about to be broken; An authority involved in the Kaingaroa Forest settlement has been given the mandate to settle the… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.The Black Caps are celebrating their second ever test win in the West Indies, beating the hosts by 196 runs in the first test in Jamaica. Audio

5:39 PM.The inquiry into forestry deaths and injuries is showing signs of conflict, six months on from when it was launched by the industry after Ministers resisted calls for a Government-led inquiry. Audio

5:36 PM.A coroner has blamed an Otaki resthome for giving an old woman the wrong drugs which ended up killing her, and not calling an ambulance for almost three hours when speed could have saved her. Audio

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

5:28 PM.One New Zealand punter has already bet over 10-thousand dollars on Germany winning the world cup despite no european team ever winning on South American soil before. Audio

5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:22 PM.A boy, aged nine who spent his birthday in a Hamilton park getting drunk has given evidence in the Hamilton District Court today. Audio

5:14 PM.A police officer used unlawful and excessive force when he tasered a motorist but he won't face any disciplinary action. Audio

5:11 PM.Bruce Patten is a director for the large mortgage broking firm, Loanmarket. Audio

5:08 PM.Businesses are warning that further hikes in interest rates will derail the economy. Audio

5:00 PM.Fears further hikes in interest rates will derail the economy, Mortgage broker reacts to OCR rise, Tasering police officer used excessive force, Trial of adults accused of supplying alcohol to… Read more Audio