Checkpoint

A former wine boss has been accused of playing a double game in a big deal he set up, and using his son to hide the kickbacks he received for it. Audio

There has been a deadly shooting in a Dallas suburb in Texas at a controversial art exhibit, featuring depictions of the Muslim prophet Mohammed. Audio

The mother of a Whangarei woman, killed just days after warning police that her ex-partner had broken a protection order against him, says she fears the police have learnt nothing from her daughter's… Read more Audio

The sharemarket ended lower today, with the NZX 50 index shedding 30 points to 5767. Audio

The police will try again on Wednesday to pull out of the sea the car belonging to the step-father of an 11 year-old Invercargill boy missing for months. Audio

The Prime Minister has confirmed he is paying for the legal advice he has sought about the prospect of facing an assault charge for pulling an Auckland waitress' ponytail Audio

The Australian police say they do not have blood on their hands for helping Indonesia catch the Bali 9 drug smugglers and they can't guarantee it won't happen again. Audio

With us is Victoria University seismologist John Townend. Audio

A fair few bottles of wine have been smashed but there've been no injuries or major damage in the strong earthquake that hit near Wanaka this afternoon. Audio

An elderly man bled to death on the operating table as a junior doctor stood there with his hand in the wound, after the surgeons gave up. Audio

A man bleeds to death from a surgeon's mistakes. A strong earthquake rattles Wanaka and John Key confirms he's paying for his own legal advice over the ponytail pulling. Audio

The US Supreme Court appears sharply divided on whether to allow same-sex marriage in all states. Audio