Checkpoint for Thursday 17 November 2011

6:53 PM.Money from the main police budget might need to be siphoned into road policing according to official documents. Audio

6:49 PM.Senior doctors have given the Health Minister, Tony Ryall, a grilling at their annual conference about the shortage of doctors. Audio

6:46 PM.A hapu of Ngati Pikiao, Ngati Hinerangi, says it wants to set up an advisory body to work with the Rotorua District Council so other sacred sites aren't mistakenly destroyed; A Tauranga iwi is pleased… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.Thousands of United States marines are about to set up camp in Darwin, and there's a prediction it could lead to New Zealand forging a closer friendship with America. Audio

6:40 PM.The mother of the triathlete who's accused a drunk Zac Guildford of harassing her, says she wants the online abuse of her daughter to stop, and it would help if the All Black told his fans to leave… Read more Audio

6:36 PM.There were some testy exchanges at the Royal Commission into the Pike River Mine disaster today, as questioning continued of the mine inspector who oversaw Pike River at the time of the explosion. Audio

6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:26 PM.News from the business sector. Audio

6:18 PM.We're joined now by the former Act MP, Stephen Franks, who stood for the National Party at the last election. Audio

6:14 PM.The Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, says the election campaign is descending into farce. Audio

6:11 PM.Staying with the election campaign - two new polls have just been released. Audio

6:09 PM.More now about the tea party recording and the new revelations from the New Zealand First leader about what he says is on the tape. Audio

5:56 PM.National has released its health policy, saying it has a new ambitious target to immunise New Zealand babies. Audio

5:53 PM.A junior lifeguard's saved six tourists from New York, who were struggling in a rip off Hot Water Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula. Audio

5:50 PM.An 11 year old Wairoa girl, who fell down a bank on a school trip and was left behind for two hours, remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital. Audio

5:48 PM.A Tauranga tribe is pleased the Environment Court has quashed a consent order to subdivide a large block of land on an Island off the coast of the city; A national conference marking 30-years since… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.The cameraman at the centre of the tea tape controversy has filed civil proceedings in the high court in Auckland this afternoon seeking a ruling that the conversation between the political leaders… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.The National Party leader, John Key, has defended the time police are spending investigating the recording of a cafe conversation he had with the Act party candidate, John Banks. Audio

5:36 PM.The police say drugs found in an Auckland wide swoop yesterday have been linked to ecstasy pills which have been making people sick. Audio

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

5:22 PM.The country's top judge is staggered by a large surge in the prison population in the past decade, which she says seems to have been more about fear of offenders than punishment. Audio

5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:17 PM.Our political editor Brent Edwards is with us now. Audio

5:12 PM.Our parliamentary chief reporter Jane Patterson has been with Mr Key today in Whangarei where the media was again asking him about the cafe conversation. Audio

5:09 PM.The Police are expected to serve search warrants on four news outlets over the next 24 hours, to get information on the recording of the cafe conversation. Audio

5:07 PM.With the police poised to serve search warrants on four news organsiations, including Radio New Zealand, over the secret cafe recording, the New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has revealed… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Winston Peters reveals more details about what he says is on the tea party tape. The police prepare to search news organisations for information about the recording and the country's top judge is… Read more Audio