Checkpoint for Friday 15 June 2012

6:54 PM.The only Auckland tribe that hasn't endorsed a major Treaty deal with the Crown is to hold a hui with iwi members over what it says are concerns that are yet to be resolved; A Ngai Te Rangi kaumatua… Read more Audio

6:53 PM.The political difficulties the National-led Government has with ACC continue to rumble on and this week claimed four more casualities. Audio

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

6:24 PM.Two years and $16 million later, the Tepid Baths in Auckland will re-open to the public next weekend. Audio

6:21 PM.A prison manager says he didn't have enough money to replace the ceiling grilles that prisoners had hanged themselves from, despite a coroner's urgings. Audio

6:17 PM.The electricity generator and retailer, Meridian Energy, says cheaper costs are behind its decision to start building a $169 million wind farm near Wellington. Audio

6:11 PM.The Green Party has asked Labour to please explain on appearing to side with the Government on the Trans Pacific Partnership deal. Audio

6:08 PM.The Serious Fraud Office says the home detention sentences in a bribery case involving ACC are not a message that corruption doesn't matter. Audio

5:54 PM.The Feilding farmer accused of murder has contradicted other witnesses' evidence about how he thought Scott Guy had been killed. Audio

5:50 PM.A Ngai Te Rangi kaumatua says the establishment of the first ever iwi operated educational body, is a step forward for Maori education; The only Auckland tribe that hasn't endorsed a major Treaty deal… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.The Green Party says signing the TransPacific Partnership could jeopardise protections for New Zealand's ability to pass laws in the public interest won in previous trade agreements. Audio

5:36 PM.William Cornelius has walked free from court despite the judge describing him as a probable multiple rapist. Audio

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

5:27 PM.President Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney have delivered duelling back-to-back speeches on the country's economic recovery. Audio

5:23 PM.A woman harrassed by a man the police have dubbed New Zealand's most dangerous stalker says she was too scared to sleep for fear of dreaming about him. Audio

5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:14 PM.Christchurch home owners have won the right to challenge the quake zoning of their houses, with hundreds unhappy that they're green or red. Audio

5:07 PM.A 79 year old man a judge says is probably a multiple rapist has walked free in Whanganui, to outrage from his accusers. Audio

5:00 PM.Man described by judge as probable multiple rapist walks free; homeowners win right to challenge quake zoning; NZ's most dangerous stalker goes to prison; and Obama and Romney lay out economic… Read more Audio