Checkpoint

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The US government says it's prepared for the worst, now that the latest attempt by BP to stem the Gulf of Mexico oil leak has failed. Audio

In a first for New Zealand, a Judicial Conduct Panel has been established to decide if a Supreme Court judge should be sacked. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The Navy's latest ship has developed an engine fault thought to be identical to one on its sister vessel. Audio

Sydney's most iconic image could face the final curtain as severe financial straits threaten to permanently close the Opera House. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The anti-whaling activist Pete Bethune has taken the stand in a Tokyo court today to defend himself against accusations he threw acid at a Japanese whaler in the Southern Ocean. Audio

Mike Sabin is the director of drug education company Methcon, and he joins us. Audio

The Automobile Association and an anti-drug trust say people who are high on drugs are slipping through police checkpoints. Audio

Israeli television is saying at least ten people have been killed and 30 wounded after the Israeli navy clashed with protestors on board a Palestinian aid convoy sailing for the Gaza Strip. Audio

Reports of ten dead as the Israeli Navy clashes with a Palestinian aid convoy. Claims people who're high on drugs are slipping through police checkpoints and is the Sydney Opera House facing its final… Read more Audio