Checkpoint

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Military officials in the Philippines say that communist rebels in the south have killed 6 people and wounded 12 others in an ambush on a group of soldiers and election officers. Audio

On the same day the Government's announced a funding boost for research and development, a knife is hanging over thirteen jobs at Environmental Science and Research or ESR. Audio

A youth lawyer is cautioning against lawmakers giving search and surveillance powers to teachers. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Obama administration's expressed confidence that progress is being made to establish a government in Iraq despite one of the bloodiest days this year. Audio

The lawyer for property tycoon Sir Robert Jones has told a defamation hearing in the High Court in Wellington that an article written about his client was gratuitously insulting and hurtful. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Labour's tax credit package was worth $630 million over four years. The chief executive of Business New Zealand Phil O'Reilly says companies would love that amount of money but it's just not possible.

The Labour party says the government's big boost for business research and development is nowhere near big enough. Audio

The Kingmakers in Britain's post election negotiations say an agreement for a new government could be reached in the next day. Audio

The Prime Minister is at loggerheads with Tuhoe, with the iwi saying it was led to believe an agreement in principle on the return of the Urewera National Park was imminent. Audio