Checkpoint for Friday 17 July 2015

6:52 PM.A ceremony to show support for Hawaiians fighting to stop the world's largest telescope from being built on ancestral land will be held in Auckland tomorrow; An iwi in Northland is warning that a… Read more Audio

6:35 PM.Dairy prices plunged again this week piling more pressure on the country's dairy farmers and New Zealand's biggest industry. Audio

6:17 PM.One of the most accomplished All Blacks of all time, Dan Carter, will play his final test match in front of a hometown Christchurch crowd tonight, when the side takes on the Pumas. Audio

6:12 PM.Dairy farmers say bank credit is drying up faster than Fonterra's milk payout and accuse banks of tough tactics. Audio

6:08 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:50 PM.Two Nauru opposition MPs who've been in custody for the last month have been released on bail. Audio

5:47 PM.An iwi in Northland is warning that a council decision to dump its contract with a waste mangament company will have dire consquences for the rohe;A ceremony to show support for Hawaiians fighting to… Read more Audio

5:47 PM.The All Blacks begin their Rugby Championship campaign against Argentina in Christchurch tonight - a game they're expected to win. Audio

5:45 PM.An English woman has been forced to raise her baby without it's father on the other side of the planet after a Kerikeri garden centre unjustifiably dismissed her. Audio

5:37 PM.A former senior Labour party official Shane Te Pou is demanding an apology from Andrew Little over the leaked list of Auckland house buyers with Chinese sounding surnames. Audio

5:35 PM.The jeweler, Michael Hill International, has lifted its full-year sales due to a strong performance in New Zealand. Audio

5:24 PM.Workers have walked off the job at a car dealership over claims of racial abuse and unsafe working conditions. Audio

5:20 PM.Dairy farmers say bank credit is drying up faster than Fonterra's milk payout and accuse banks of tough tactics. Audio

5:15 PM.A judge says a former financial advisor robbed his clients of their golden years after he stole 3 million dollars of investors' funds. Audio

5:12 PM.A prison officers' union says both Corrections and the company that runs Mt Eden Remand prison knew at least 18 months ago about gang organised fights between inmates. Audio

5:08 PM.The teacher cleared this afternoon of indecently touching nine girls in his classroom could still face professional disciplinary action. Audio

5:00 PM.A teacher accused of indecently touching girls is cleared;Prison officers union says Corrections known for 18 months about prison fight clubs;Finacial advisor who swindled investors gets six years… Read more Audio