Checkpoint for Friday 14 June 2013

6:55 PM.A Fieldays seminar has heard that changes to legislation around Maori land won't be the key driver to unlock its potential; Meanwhile, a Maori land owner and charted accountant is praising the Ture… Read more Audio

6:36 PM.The Prime Minister might have hoped that Peter Dunne's resignation as a minister last week would end the controversy over the leaking of the Kitteridge report into the country's electronic spy agency… Read more Audio

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

6:24 PM.New Zealanders are top of the class when it comes to understanding finances, according to a survey by the Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income. Audio

6:22 PM.A new service to teach Pacific senior citizens to Skype, text and use the internet opened today in south Auckland. Audio

6:17 PM.The IT industry says the botched roll-out of Novopay was a failure of management, not technology. Audio

6:13 PM.The partner of a man who was found dead in his retirement home apartment two weeks after suffering a heart attack says she'd hate for it to happen to anyone else. Audio

6:08 PM.President Obama has authorised sending US arms to Syrian rebels, after the White House announced it had proof the government there had used chemical weapons against forces fighting to overthrow… Read more Audio

5:54 PM.A recreational fishing group is accusing the Minister for Primary Industries of changing the rules after putting off a decision on plans to open up 33 kilometres of Southland coastline to commercial… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.The well-known Australian broadcaster Derryn Hinch says a radio interview where Prime Minister Julia Gillard was asked if her partner is gay is absolutely disgraceful. Audio

5:46 PM.The Crown says it's deeply sorry for failing to live up to its Treaty obligations to the Rotorua iwi Ngati Rangiteaorere; A field days seminar has heard that changes to legislation around Maori land… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.The aviation maintenance company says it's having to restructure because its work upgrading the Air Force's Hercules and P3 Orion aircraft will wind up over the next year. Audio

5:40 PM.Some elderly people in retirement villages say they're insulted by a coroner's suggestion they be monitored to make sure they're still alive. Audio

5:36 PM.Legislation to clamp down on legal highs is being changed so that animal testing can only be used as a last resort. Audio

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

5:27 PM.The All Blacks play France in Christchurch tomorrow night in the second of Les Bleus three match tour to New Zealand. Audio

5:24 PM.Two directors at the failed finance group, Dominion Finance, have been sentenced to home detention and community work for misleading investors. Audio

5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:15 PM.Some manufacturers say conditions remain tough despite a Business New Zealand survey showing activity has hit a nine year high. Audio

5:13 PM.The ministry today announced that another of its senior managers has resigned over their role in the development of the school payroll system. Audio

5:07 PM.Eighty jobs are on the line at Air New Zealand's subsidiary Safe Air in Blenheim. Audio

5:00 PM.Eighty jobs on the line at Safe Air; Second Education Ministry manager resigns over Novopay; Manufacturing hits a nine year high; Finance firm directors get home detention; All Blacks prepare for a… Read more Audio