Checkpoint
Friday 13 December 2013, with Mary Wilson
Audio from Friday 13 December 2013
Not all audio is available due to copyright restrictions.
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Auckland Mayor won't resign over Hotel room benefits ( 6′ 44″ )
17:08 The mayor of Auckland Len Brown says he won't be resigning for failing to declare he was given free hotel rooms and upgrades worth 39 thousand dollars.
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Anadarko's oil spill modelling confirms risk to beaches ( 4′ 59″ )
17:14 The oil spill response plan of deep sea driller Anadarko has been released and shows Greenpeace's modelling, which the oil industry labelled as science fiction, is in some ways conservative.
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Graham McCready planning prosecution against Peter Whitall ( 4′ 02″ )
17:19 The man responsible for getting the ACT party leader John Banks to trial is now planning a private prosecution for manslaughter against former Pike River boss Peter Whitall.
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Uncle of North Korea's leader executed for treason ( 2′ 52″ )
17:23 In North Korea, the uncle of the leader Kim Jong-un has been executed after being found guilty of treason.
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Evening Business for 13 December 2013 ( 3′ 09″ )
17:26 News from the business sector including a market report.
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Black Caps beat the West Indies ( 2′ 13″ )
17:29 The Black Caps have broken their ten match winless streak, beating the West Indies by an innings and 73 runs inside three days of the second Test at the Basin Reserve.
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Sports News for 13 December 2013 ( 3′ 23″ )
17:33 An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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SAS soldier fined but escapes detention or dismissal ( 2′ 46″ )
17:37 An SAS soldier has been found guilty of stealing from the Defence Force but has avoided detention or dismissal from the military.
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Police bust Nigerian led meth ring ( 3′ 31″ )
17:40 The police have busted what they claim is a Nigerian led methampehtamine ring, based in Auckland and Woodville.
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Te Manu Korihi News for 13 December 2013 ( 3′ 10″ )
17:46 The Maori Language Commission says a Judge's decision to stop a lawyer from speaking te reo Maori in the Waitangi Tribunal belittles the language's status; The Associate Dean of Maori in Health Sciences at Otago University, Jo Baxter, hopes a surge in enrolments by tangata whenua will make a dent in poor Maori health statistics in the future; Ngai Tahu says a memoradum of understanding between the iwi and Otago University has resulted in major progress for Maori students in diverse feilds including medicine; The Hawke's Bay Regional Council says it is proud to be partnering with local iwi to form a legislated environment committee.
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Massive privacy breach by council parking contarctor ( 2′ 04″ )
17:51 Tens of thousands of motorists in Wellington have had their personal details accidentally leaked to a member of the public.
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Man missing in Iran was working for CIA on unapproved mission ( 4′ 36″ )
17:53 A former FBI agent who went missing while on a private business trip in Iran seven years ago was actually working for the CIA on a rogue mission.
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Len Brown apologises over hotel rooms ( 5′ 26″ )
18:07 Len Brown says he won't resign as Auckland mayor after auditors found he accepted upgrades and free hotel rooms worth 39 thousand dollars during the past term, but didn't declare them.
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Councillor Quax on Len Brown findings ( 5′ 31″ )
18:12 The city councillor Dick Quax, a long-standing political opponent of Len Brown, has previously said the mayor should consider whether to resign over the Chuang affair.
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Donations sought for Pike River private prosecution ( 3′ 25″ )
18:20 The man who took a private prosecution against ACT leader John Banks, is seeking donations from the public to prosecute the former chief executive of Pike River Coal for manslaughter.
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Evening Business for 13 December 2013 ( 2′ 10″ )
18:24 The country's top investment management company says next year could be New Zealand's best vintage for economic growth in a decade.
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Long queues outside Auckland's City Mission ( 2′ 49″ )
18:28 Long queues have started to form outside the Auckland City Mission - as struggling familes line up for food and gifts for Christmas.
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Sports News for 13 December 2013 ( 3′ 06″ )
18:34 An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Focus on Politics for 13 December 2013 ( 16′ 24″ )
18:38 After 18 months and at a cost of more than half-a-million dollars an inquiry into the leaking of Cabinet papers about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade restructuring could not find definitive evidence of who was responsible.
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Te Manu Korihi News for 13 December 2013 ( 3′ 16″ )
18:54 The Maori Language Commission says a Judge's decision to stop a lawyer from speaking te reo Maori in the Waitangi Tribunal belittles the language's status; The Associate Dean of Maori in Health Sciences at Otago University, Jo Baxter, hopes a surge in enrolments by tangata whenua will make a dent in poor Maori health statistics in the future; Ngai Tahu says a memoradum of understanding between the iwi and Otago University has resulted in major progress for Maori students in diverse feilds including medicine; The Hawke's Bay Regional Council says it is proud to be partnering with local iwi to form a legislated environment committee.
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Memorial service in Auckland for Nelson Mandela ( 2′ 22″ )
18:57 Hundreds of people gathered at the Holy Trinity Cathedral to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela.
Presenter:
Mary Wilson
Checkpoint is Radio New Zealand’s award-winning drive-time news programme. Every weekday Mary Wilson presents the day’s major national and international stories, as well as business, sport and Māori news.
Monday to Friday, 5pm - 7pm
Edited by Maree Corbett
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