Checkpoint for Friday 28 October 2016

6:18 PM.The new ombudsman, Judge Peter Boshier, is working with the State Services Commissioner to address long delays in responses to Official Information Act requests. Audio

6:14 PM.The president of the Chinese company Shanghai Pengxin says public opinion has too much sway over overseas investment decisions. Audio

6:07 PM.A dying convicted fraudster in hospital is being sent back to prison even though doctors say she's too sick to return. Her family's laywer, Mike Kilbride, speaks to Checkpoint. Audio

5:53 PM.Diehard rugby fans will be gathering in Dunedin for the NPC Championship division final between Otago and North Harbour. Taine Randall shares some words of encouragement. Audio

5:51 PM.School counsellors are calling for more funding as they say they are struggling under high workloads, and are sometimes responsible for more than 1000 teenagers each. Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:28 PM.The Ross Sea in Antarctica has been made the world's largest marine reserve after delegates from 24 countries and the European Union agreed at a meeting in Hobart. Audio

5:15 PM.Housing New Zealand has categorically denied it was warned by the Health Ministry that the meth testing it was carrying out on its properties was only suitable for former meth labs. Audio