Checkpoint for Friday 7 September 2012

6:50 PM.Rotorua Maori are taking their opposition to a new rubbish transfer station to the Environment Court; A Far North tribe on the verge of settling its Treaty claim says the behaviour of its neighbouring… Read more Audio

6:36 PM.Does New Zealand need to impose some form of regulation on companies, organisations and individuals who lobby Members of Parliament and public servants? Audio

6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:20 PM.Shares in the Warehouse fell 2 percent or 5 cents to 2-dollars-86 per share despite the country's largest listed retailer lifting its full year profit following the overhaul of its Red Sheds last… Read more Audio

6:15 PM.A woman whose mother died in the CTV building collapse has left dozens of people in tears as the inquiry wrapped up today. Audio

6:12 PM.High winds and rough seas have ripped a 250 tonne chunk off the wreck of the Rena. Audio

6:08 PM.Solid Energy expects to know early next week if miners can return to work underground at Spring Creek. Audio

5:56 PM.Paul Rodgers, who is 40, was sentenced in the High Court in Wellington on a number of charges, including participating in an organised criminal group and money laundering, to which he had earlier… Read more Audio

5:53 PM.The High Court has thrown out a case brought by global warming sceptics against Niwa. The Climate Science Education Trust argued Niwa's official temperature records are flawed and shouldn't be used… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.A Far North tribe on the verge of settling its Treaty claim says the behaviour of its neighbouring iwi, Ngati Kahu, is verging on madness; Residents of the Rotorua suburb of Ngapuna are angry consent… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.The trespass list banning Stewart Murray Wilson from more than 20 Whanganui parks, the swimming pool and other public places could be expanded to include the whole central city. Audio

5:42 PM.The Prime Minister has called for greater progress in stalled world trade talks so that poor countries can benefit from free trade. Audio

5:40 PM.The Government's top legal aid lawyer in Auckland has quit, while at the centre of two inquiries. Audio

5:36 PM.All tourism operators servicing Dunedin's cruise ships will have to be accredited to stop cowboy operators threatening the business. Audio

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

5:24 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.Barack Obama has accepted the party's nomination for president. Speaking to the Democrat Convention he told voters they face a stark choice in November's election. Audio

5:15 PM.So how does the Minister, David Carter explain the broken promise to have elections next year? Audio

5:13 PM.The Government is being accused of breaking promises and trampling on democracy by not allowing elections for the Canterbury Regional Council until 2016. Audio

5:10 PM.Listening to that is the President of the Deerstalkers Association, Tim McCarthy. Audio

5:07 PM.A man shot dead his hunting buddy this morning but it's taken hours for the police to find the man's body. Audio

5:00 PM.Another hunter shot dead by his friend, Govt accused of trampling on democracy over Canterbury regional council and Obama bids for second presidential term at Democrat convention. Audio