Checkpoint

The lawyer for a man accused of killing a woman in a supermarket hit-and-run says the jury must ignore that his client might be considered a low-life. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Friends and family of a missing Christchurch woman are growing increasingly worried, after three fruitless days searching. Audio

The United States President, Barack Obama, has defended his government's response to the massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico but says BP is to blame for the disaster and must pay for the clean-up.

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The high profile rural entrepreneur Craig Norgate says his investment company with Baird McConnon has run out of cash and is now in the hands of its trustee. Audio

Air New Zealand is promising cheaper fares and more frequent flights as part of its proposal to share seats with Virgin Blue. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

New York police investigating a failed car bomb found in Times Square have now released a videotape of a possible suspect. Audio

A missing Whanganui woman's brothers are trying to find out more about her disapearance and are helping stop vehicles at a police checkpoint set up on State Highway 4. Audio

Listening to that was the chief executive of Kiwirail Jim Quinn and he's with us. Audio

Workers from KiwiRail's train building workshops say they're afraid their industry will collapse if it doesn't get a share of a project to build 51 new rail cars for Auckland. Audio