Checkpoint for Friday 26 June 2015

6:52 PM.A Southland iwi is demanding a public apology from the head of the Northland tribe Ngapuhi after he was caught trying to take kereru from their rohe; and... A Ngati Hine lawyer says the Ngapuhi leader… Read more Audio

6:36 PM.The Government is coming under increasing pressure to accept more refugees, particularly after the Prime Minister wrongly claimed thousands and thousands were getting into the country under the… Read more Audio

6:21 PM.Scientists at Canterbury University says they've hit "research gold" in uncovering the commuting secrets of Antarctic killer whales. Audio

6:17 PM.Almost 2000 Australian posties will be out of work as the country's postal services warns it will report it's first financial loss in 30 years. Audio

6:14 PM.The heat appears to be going out of the Christchurch rental market as rebuild workers settle in and people move back into their repaired homes. Audio

6:12 PM.The cost of the weekend's floods has jumped to at least 120 million dollars and that doesn't factor in damage to farms. Audio

6:07 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:57 PM.Staff at a cafe in central Auckland were lucky to escape with their lives when a blowtorch exploded, blowing out a window and sending glass shards flying. Audio

5:54 PM.Smart design cuts crime. That's the message from international crime scientists for Christchurch and those managing the quake rebuild. Audio

5:52 PM.A Southland iwi is demanding a public apology from the head of Ngapuhi after he was caught trying to take kereru from their rohe; And a Ngati Hine lawyer says the Ngapuhi leader Raniera Tau should… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.Cook Islands Grey Power says members are willing to be sent to jail to shame the government for making them pay taxes on their pensions. Audio

5:44 PM.A warning's just gone out from police about severe black ice on many roads in the Omarama Ohau area. Audio

5:37 PM.The Christchurch City Council has passed its Long-Term Plan including rates rises of over 27-percent over the next four years. Audio

5:35 PM.Falling crude oil prices have helped New Zealand record a better-than-expected trade surplus of 350-million dollars in May. Audio

5:28 PM.Auckland could face what they call grey flight as older cash-strapped residents balk at skyrocketing rates. Audio

5:24 PM.Ted Williamson really wants to be at home tomorrow night to watch the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby semi-final even if he ends up walking around treacherous slips and wash-outs to do so. Audio

5:22 PM.The Blackcaps captain Brendon McCullum has committed to the team for another year. Audio

5:18 PM.A company promoting meal replacement shakes, detox pills and other weight-loss products for children says it could have the solution to the child obesity epidemic. Audio

5:15 PM.A Huntly teenager is starting a four-and-a-half year sentence for fatally stabbing a man in the North Waikato town during a gang confrontation last year. Audio

5:10 PM.A former Chief Justice of Nauru says New Zealand is helping to prop up an appalling justice system in the Pacific island and should pull out its finanical support. Audio

5:07 PM.A Hawke's Bay food company has admitted suppressing test results about contaminated meat it supplied to the Hawke's Bay Hospital that led to a fatal food poisoning outbreak. Audio

5:00 PM.A company admits selling contaminated meat to Hawke's Bay Hospital. NZ is accused of propping up an unjust regime in Nauru and Brendon McCullum signs with the Blackcaps for another year. Audio