Checkpoint for Thursday 22 November 2012

6:57 PM.For the first time a scientist has won three of the Royal Society of New Zealand's Research Honours in one year, including the prestigious Rutherford Medal. Audio

6:53 PM.The Minister for Whanau Ora, Tariana Turia, is still refusing to answer a question about how well her social welfare policy is run; A delegation of Maori is on its way home from Canada, with a toi… Read more Audio

6:49 PM.High-tech companies in Christchurch are set to drive the rebuilding of the quake ravaged city. Audio

6:39 PM.The Christchurch mayor admits the city council's decision to save the town hall may hinder the Government's plans for the city, but he says the building is too important to lose. Audio

6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:29 PM.Auckland's North Shore hospital has been given the go-ahead to build a new 25 million dollar mental health unit. Audio

6:25 PM.Shares in the medical equipment manufacturer, Fisher and Paykel Healthcare, have closed up 5 cents to 2-dollars-49 each after it posted an improved half year profit, thanks to record sales. Audio

6:20 PM.The number of homeless New Zealanders being sent back from living rough in Queensland is climbing. Audio

6:12 PM.An eight-year-old missing persons case appears to have been solved, with the discovery of the wreckage of a helicopter in the Fiordland mountains. Audio

6:09 PM.A notorious stretch of road through central Waikato has been named as the country's most dangerous state highway. Audio

5:57 PM.Several Auckland councillors have accused the government of trying to take control of the city, by deciding how an important new plan will be brought in. Audio

5:53 PM.Auckland Hospital officials are being accused of over-reacting in their investigation of who emailed x-rays of an eel stuck inside a patient's rectum. Audio

5:50 PM.The Minister for Whanau Ora, Tariana Turia, is still refusing to answer questions about how well her social welfare policy is run; A delegation of Maori is on its way home from Canada, with a toi… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.MPs have been told that allowing gay people to marry would give them equality with heterosexuals. Audio

5:43 PM.A coroner is calling for mandatory labels on alcohol packaging, warning of the dangers of binge drinking. Audio

5:40 PM.The Department of Conservation had about 20 staff pouring over Tongariro data today, trying to determine when the mountain will be open again. Audio

5:38 PM.Scientists say another eruption from Mount Tongariro is very likely in the next few weeks and months. 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

5:20 PM.The outlook for Dunedin's credit rating has been downgraded in a sign of growing nervousness from credit ratings agencies about the council's large debts. Audio

5:17 PM.The Department of Conservation has been convicted over the death of a volunteer working on Raoul Island in January. Audio

5:14 PM.An aviation investigator says he's heartbroken and relieved the wreckage of a helicopter, which went missing almost 9 years ago, has been found in the mountains of Fiordland. Audio

5:08 PM.More people are being killed or seriously injured on a notorious stretch of road from Huntly to Hamilton - the most dangerous state highway in the country. Audio

5:00 PM.The country's most dangerous roads are revealed, the wreckage of a helicopter, missing for almost 9 years, is found and DOC is convicted over the death of a Raoul Island volunteer. Audio