Checkpoint

Two young children with New Zealand mothers are being detained in the community awaiting deportation from Australia. Audio

Australia moves to deport young children of New Zealand mothers. The engineer who racked up a 23 thousand dollar bill on his company phone and who is stealing beehives in Northland? Audio

Ngati Kuri says the creation of the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary is part of a growing realisation of the need for greater protection of the environment; After two years of consultation and feedback… Read more Audio

Auckland teachers are warning of staff shortages in the city's schools because their pay is not keeping up with house prices. Audio

Conservationists and tuna fishermen are at odds over the Kermadec Islands being turned into a giant marine sanctuary covering 600 000 square kilometres. Audio

Social housing providers are asking why the Government is providing funding for new emergency housing in Auckland, instead of giving extra support to those already doing the job. Audio

The Australian sharemarket shed more than $40 billion earlier today as commodities tanked. The ABC business correspondent Michael Janda joins Checkpoint. Audio

Tens of thousands of Christchurch residents are breathing a sigh of relief after the government decided not to class 18000 properties as being vulnerable to sea level rise. Audio

An Australian migration lawyer says the country's detention centres are filled to overflowing. The lawyer asked to be known only as Susan, to protect her clients fighting deportation to New Zealand… Read more Audio

The Australian and New Zealand Green parties are calling for all deportations of New Zealanders to stop. Luke Mathers is a 22 year old panelbeater from Brisbane who left New Zealand aged four. Audio

Train ticket inspectors are to be given greater powers to crack down on people trying to avoid paying their way, fare evaders including the prospect of thousand-dollar fines. Audio

The former MP and Maori Party co-leader, Dame Tariana Turia, has revealed she will write to the Immigration Minister in support of singer and convicted woman beater Chris Brown coming here. Audio