Checkpoint

Amnesty International has just released its annual report into the global state of human rights. Audio

Protesters against the importation of Kwila hardwood from Indonesia are demanding that Trade Me ban it from its website. Audio

The leader of the opposition Phil Goff says he'll introduce a private members' bill to restore a democratically elected Canterbury Regional Council. Audio

Jamaica's prime minister has promised an independent investigation into the deaths of dozens of people killed during fighting on the streets of Kingston. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

For the first time the full cost of establishing Auckland's supercity council has been tallied up. Audio

Community leaders and neighbours of Auckland's new central city prison are appalled by the way it looks - and are calling on the Corrections Department to fix it. Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key, says he doesn't think a beneficiary who laid a privacy complaint against the Minister of Social Development should receive compensation. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Whangarei police are worried about a growing trend of girls fist-fighting and believe in some cases parents have actually arranged the fights. Audio

Proposals to cut elective surgery for a week and close an after-hours medical department north of Wellington are being met with horror by community leaders. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio