Checkpoint for Thursday 7 July 2016

5:09 PM.Lifelong Black Power member Ngapari Nui says Corrections was aware of his gang associations and Head of Corrections Ray Smith personally signed off his Kaiwhakamana volunteer card. Audio

5:18 PM.Asked today whether it was appropriate for Corrections Minister Judith Collins to get involved in operational issues, Prime Minister John Key said he could not comment. Audio

5:24 PM.New Zealand pundits and politicians have interpreted the Chilcot inquiry's report as vindication of Helen Clark's Labour government choosing not to send combat troops to Iraq. Audio

5:27 PM.The principal of a Christchurch school facing closure - Redcliffs - says the community is relieved the Minister of Education has had a change of heart. Audio

5:32 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:36 PM.The Labour Party has marked its centenary today by pledging to pump $15m a year into doubling the number of emergency housing places, if it's elected. Audio

5:40 PM.Checkpoint asked the Ministry of Social Development for the 10 biggest individual debts to WINZ - broken down by type of debt. Audio

5:41 PM.A High Court judge has publicly apologised to former Act leader John Banks's wife after questioning her crediblity as a witness. Audio

5:44 PM.The RBNZ is considering tightening Loan-to-Value Ratios further to counter the growing influence of investor demand in Akld and other regions. Audio

5:50 PM.The leaders of the Mangawhai rates rebellion - and the Northland MP Winston Peters - are condemning the appointment of a Government minder for the Kaipara District Council. Audio

5:55 PM.Alternative taxi service Uber has come under fire from the Transport Agency who says many of its drivers are driving illegally. Audio

6:09 PM.Did the Corrections Department know that Ngapari Nui was a gang member when it allowed him to volunteer in prisons? Audio

6:13 PM.Bernard Hickey, Leroy Beckett & Andrew King talk to John Campbell about the RBNZ Deputy Governor's speech. Audio

6:50 PM.Parliamentary messengers farewelled; Health Minister Jonathan Coleman rebuked for comments about his Labour shadow Annette King; Opposition continues to question Government claims that its housing… Read more Audio