Checkpoint

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Cabin crew working for British Airways, Europe's second largest airline, have begun another strike over pay and working conditions. Audio

The United Nations says it won't be intimidated by Islamic extremists who torched one of its children's summer camps in the Gaza Strip. Audio

In Brazil - officials employed to protect the country's rainforests have been arrested for helping to illegally log them. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The Duchess of York has apologised for a lapse in judgement after being caught in a hidden camera sting by a British tabloid newspaper. Audio

New research claims that being off work sick or injured for long periods is just as damaging as smoking ten packets of cigarettes a day. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Crown has told the Hastings District Court that the directors of a company employing illegal workers pocketed thousands of dollars in tax which should have gone to Inland Revenue. Audio

A stand off between the Government and Telecom over National's plans for a ultra fast broadband appears to have ended with the phone company blinking first. Audio

Last minute changes to the Auckland supercity legislation have diluted some of the controversial control unelected officials have over the city's water and transport. Audio

The grieving mother of a young boy killed by an out-of-control car in Christchurch says she wants the driver to go on to do good things with his life. Audio