Checkpoint for Friday 13 June 2014

6:56 PM.While the All Blacks will be preparing to play England in the second test in Dunedin tomorrow night, Dan Carter will be turning out for the Southbridge rugby club tomorrow afternoon. Audio

6:52 PM.A law and order lobby group says the Government could be breaching more than just the Bill of Rights by not allowing Maori inmates to vote; The New Zealand First Party says Parliament has a duty to… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.The Green Party has put climate change back on centre stage for the coming election campaign after announcing it would introduce a carbon tax to help reduce CO2 emissions. Audio

6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:24 PM.Aussie Rules has been rocked by dozens of drugs charges against more than 30 current and former AFL players. Audio

6:19 PM.The police are hunting for burglars who have stolen 16 firearms and 5 thousand shotgun shells in Auckland. Audio

6:16 PM.A six year old girl caught up in an international custody dispute, who was facing expulsion from school because her visa was about to expire, can stay in class - at least for now. Audio

6:09 PM.Team New Zealand is demanding an immediate injection of government money saying otherwise it won't make it to the next America's Cup. Audio

5:54 PM.More on the deteriorating situation in Iraq where Jihadi militants are now within one hundred kilometres of the capital Baghdad. Audio

5:48 PM.A new study estimates six percent of Auckland University students are using drugs to help them study and pass their exams. Audio

5:48 PM.A law and order lobby group says the Government could be breaching more than just the Bill of Rights by not allowing Maori inmates to vote; The New Zealand First Party says Parliament has a duty to… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.A Navy patrol has rescued a dog floating on a log off Great Barrier Island. Audio

5:42 PM.The teenager who's admitted punching a 15 year old who later died, hopes to dodge a criminal conviction when sentenced in August. Audio

5:36 PM.A senior health practitioner has been censured for serious and distressing sexual offending against a teenager but will continue working. Audio

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

5:28 PM.A controversial penalty and an historic own goal have marked a spectacular opening match at the 2014 Football World Cup. Audio

5:23 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:18 PM.A Hamilton woman who gave alcohol to a nine year old boy whose drunken antics later went viral on YouTube has been found guilty. Audio

5:11 PM.Team New Zealand is demanding an immediate injection of government money saying it's on the verge of collapse. Audio

5:07 PM.More jobs are being lost on the West Coast with 61 jobs being axed at the Oceana Gold mine at Reefton. Audio

5:00 PM.More mining jobs on the line on the West Coast, Team New Zealand on verge of collapse says Dalton, Woman found guilty of giving alcohol to a child and fined, Hundreds pack Shed 6 to see opening match… Read more Audio