Checkpoint for Friday 11 September 2015

6:56 PM.The Black Caps coach Mike Hesson views the upcoming three test series against Australia as the biggest test of his coaching career. Audio

6:52 PM.Well-respected Nga_puhi elder Hone Pereki Sadler has been elected the new chairman of Tu_horonuku, the mandate authority for the Ngapuhi treaty settlement; Ngapuhi hapu who boycotted the Tuhoronuku… Read more Audio

6:36 PM.After weeks of public and political pressure, the Government on Monday announced it would take an emergency quota of Syrian refugees. Audio

6:26 PM.Police are mounting a nationwide clampdown from Monday on drivers who use phones or ipads when driving Audio

6:23 PM.Master artists from the Cook Islands are urging a return to traditional techniques to ensure their skills are preserved. Audio

6:20 PM.Waikato Hospital has closed one of its wards to new admissions after four patients tested positive for a super-bug. Audio

6:16 PM.The Ministry of Education is being accused of being too hasty in closing down a private Christian school in Mangere. Audio

6:12 PM.The police in south Auckland are investigating a group of teenage girls who organised a violent brawl that went viral on facebook. Audio

6:06 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:56 PM.Well-respected Nga_puhi elder Hone Pereki Sadler has been elected the new chairman of Tu_horonuku, the mandate authority for the Ngapuhi treaty settlement; Ngapuhi hapu who boycotted the Tuhoronuku… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.No passport, two children, and held in immigration detention with no idea when she'll be deported to New Zealand. Audio

5:42 PM.A Melbourne music promoter behind a New Zealand reggae festival is one of five men arrested over 300 kilos of smuggled cocaine and money laundering. Audio

5:40 PM.The Green Party MP, Russel Norman, is trading in his seat in parliament to lead the country's biggest environmental organisation. Audio

5:37 PM.The TAB is making the All Blacks clear favourites to win the Rugby World Cup. Audio

5:35 PM.Manufacturing growth has picked up. Audio

5:26 PM.Footage of a South Auckland school brawl between dozens of girls who threw each other to the ground has been viewed online hundreds of thousands of times. Audio

5:23 PM.A man convicted of murdering the son of a prominent head hunters gang member could spend a decade in prison in isolation because of fears for his safety. Audio

5:19 PM.The acting director of the electronic spy agency, the GCSB, was about to deliver a rare speech in Wellington when the event was hijacked by protestors. Audio

5:15 PM.New evidence has emerged of mistreatment of children at Pacific Christian School. Audio

5:12 PM.Northland's two MPs and other Maori MPs with a connection to Ngapuhi all agree the problem must be fixed, and quickly, so the settlement doesn't lose momentum. Audio

5:08 PM.Ngapuhi leaders are putting on a brave face, after a Waitangi Tribunal report found the board leading their treaty negotiations, Tuhorunuku, is unfit for the job. Audio

5:00 PM.The Government is told to stop negotiating with Ngapuhi's treaty settlement team. Protestors shut down a speech by one of the country's top spies and - for the first time the Palestinian flag will fly… Read more Audio