Checkpoint

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

An argument has blown up between National MPs and its support party ACT over the cost of the emissions trading scheme to the rural sector. Audio

Mercury Energy is the first power company to front up with price increases its blaming on the Emmissions Trading Scheme. Audio

To tell us what's expected over the next 24 hours, the Met Service meteorologist Bob McDavitt joins us. Audio

Rowan Carroll is from the region's civil defence - she's with us. Audio

Rivers are rapidly rising in South Canterbury and North Otago after a day of torrential rain. Audio

Torrential rain floods roads and closes schools in North Otago - rivers are rapidly rising there and in South Canterbury. The first power company puts up prices blaming the ETS. Jamaican security… Read more Audio

The Thai film"Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives"has won this year's big prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the Palme d'Or. Audio

The directors of the social networking site Facebook have responded to alarm about their network's privacy policy by promising to make significant changes. Audio

A well-known dissident in Cuba says the authorities there have agreed to improve conditions for political prisoners and transfer sick inmates to hospitals. Audio

In Ethiopia the polls have closed and votes are now being counted after the general election. Audio

A high profile Wellington public servant has walked from Court a free man after being found not guilty of assaulting his son in the back of a car. Audio