Checkpoint for Tuesday 4 September 2012

6:49 PM.The Government's decision to only talk to iwi and hapu with interests in water which is used by Mighty River Power is supported by a member of the Iwi Chairs Forum; A constitutional Advisory Panel… Read more Audio

6:40 PM.Auckland's poorest communities have told a select comittee they want pokies out of their neighbourhoods as soon as possible. Audio

6:37 PM.Final preparations are underway in the US city of Charlotte for the Democratic Convention which gets underway tomorrow. Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:27 PM.The dairy co-operative, Westland Milk Products, says the farmer at the centre of an animal welfare investigation may have hidden starving cows from the team sent to advise him. Audio

6:22 PM.More than half a billion dollars will be spent revamping Christchurch and Burwood hospitals in the country's biggest ever hospital building project. Audio

6:19 PM.Shares in the specialty milk producer, A2 Corporation, have jumped nearly 9 percent after more than doubling its profit. Audio

6:10 PM.The mining organiser for the EPMU on the West Coast is Garth Elliot. Audio

6:08 PM.About a thousand people, some wearing t-shirts readiong "Save Our Mine, Save Our Town", marched in Greymouth today in support of 370 workers and contractors at the Spring Creek mine whose jobs are… Read more Audio

5:57 PM.The Maori Council is holding off taking immediate legal action over the Government's asset sales programme and water rights, but is keeping the option open. Audio

5:51 PM.Auckland bus drivers will strike every Monday for nine weeks from September the 17th over a pay dispute. Audio

5:48 PM.A member of the Iwi Chairs Forum says right now iwi and hapu with interests in water that is used by Mighty River Power should talk directly with the government; A constitutional Advisory Panel… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.A former financial advisor, Jacqui Bradley, has been found guilty of defrauding 15-million dollars from investors in a Ponzi-style scheme. Audio

5:40 PM.Opposition parties doubt the new chairperson of the ACC board will bring about a culture change at the Accident Compensation Corporation. Audio

5:37 PM.The country's biggest ever hospital building project has been given the green light. Audio

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

5:27 PM.The U.S President Barack Obama has inspected hurricane damage in Louisiana with the White House keen to show his administration is on top of the relief effort. Audio

5:23 PM.The Copyright Tribunal is for the first time going after three people accused of music piracy. Audio

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

5:16 PM.The first case of the kiwifruit vine killing disease, PSA, has been found in the Coromandel with officials saying it's highly likely the infection will spread to other orchards there. Audio

5:13 PM.The mother of a missing Hamilton woman says her daughter's disappearance is every mother's worst nightmare. Audio

5:10 PM.Solid Energy wouldn't talk to Checkpoint but with us is Daryl Sweetman - who as you just heard is a miner at Spring Creek and one of the organisers of the protest. Audio

5:07 PM.About a thousand people marched in Greymouth today in support of 370 workers and contractors at the Spring Creek mine whose jobs are under threat. Audio

5:00 PM.Save our mine and save our town - miners are out in force in Greymouth. The recording industry goes after three music pirates and the kiwifruit vine disease strikes in Coromandel. Audio