Checkpoint for Friday 24 July 2015

6:55 PM.A Christchurch lawyer acting for Filipino workers says it's absolutely astonishing government officials know so little about the exploitation happening in the city. Audio

6:48 PM.The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, says a troubled Northland charter school now has the support of its local iwi; The Vice-President Maori of the Council of Trade Unions is calling on the… Read more Audio

6:35 PM.The National Party is holding its annual conference in Auckland this weekend as it nears the end of the first year of its third term in government. Audio

6:28 PM.The new chair of a failing Northland charter school says most of its problems have been fixed since an Education Ministry report in May which said it should close. Audio

6:25 PM.The MP who has a paid parental leave bill back on the table for a second time, believes she now has the numbers to get it passed into law. Audio

6:20 PM.What's thought to be New Zealand's last remaining wooden boat building yard is to be saved from collapsing into ruin. Audio

6:17 PM.Thousands of children have been affected by benefit cuts in the past two years because their parents have missed an appointment at Work and Income or failed some other condition. Audio

6:10 PM.Corrections has taken over running Mt Eden Prison, but still insists it's salvageable and can be fixed so that Serco can keep running it. Audio

6:06 PM.An update from the team at Radio NZ Sport. Audio

5:58 PM.It's being compared to the Tate Modern, and the Eiffel Tower - and it's in New Plymouth. Audio

5:55 PM.The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, says a troubled Northland charter school now has the support of its local iwi; The Vice-President Maori of the Council of Trade Unions is calling on the… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.A lawyer for Nick Evans's family says they want accountability and answers from a fresh police investigation into the prisoner's death last month. Audio

5:45 PM.In what's being described as an unprecedented ruling, the High Court has decided the law that stops all prisoners from voting breaches their human rights. Audio

5:40 PM.More now on the troubled Northland charter school which has been given a last chance to improve despite a damning audit identifying widespread and persistent failings, that the school was not capable… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.New Zealand has posted a monthly trade deficit due to the falling dollar. Audio

5:28 PM.The Government has confirmed new workplace safety legislation will not require small businesses to have elected health and safety representatives - unless their industry is high risk. Audio

5:25 PM.A security guard says if a young man killed on the job had been better trained he would have known to stay in his car and call for help. Audio

5:17 PM.More now on Corrections taking charge at Mt Eden Prison. Audio

5:16 PM.A man who murdered his mother was kept out of court for part of his sentencing because the judge feared he would attack other members of his family or those guarding him. Audio

5:13 PM.A failing charter school in Northland has got another chance from the Education Minister against the advice of her own officials. Audio

5:07 PM.Corrections has stepped in to take control of strife-hit Mt Eden Prison off Serco but stopped short of terminating its landmark contract entirely. Audio

5:00 PM.Corrections takes control of Mt Eden prison off Serco;Minister gives failing school another chance;Man who murdered his mother kept out of sentencing;Labour MP on Mt Eden Prison;Evidence a slain… Read more Audio