Checkpoint

Leaders from around Latin America have attended events in Venezuela to mark the two hundredth anniversary of the country's independence. Audio

Local Government New Zealand is hoping a million dollar advertising campaign will help fix the country's dismal voter turnout at elections. Audio

Telstraclear is considering cutting 120 call centre jobs in New Zealand, and sending the work to the Philippines. Audio

Vodafone may have jeopardised its bid to avoid regulation of the industry by offering a dirt cheap mobile calling offer to its prepay customers. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

More than one-hundred years after women won the right to vote, another suffragette battle is brewing over the placement of an Auckland centenary memorial. Audio

Allegations that investment giant Goldman Sachs duped clients have added new urgency to the push for financial regulatory reform in the United States. Audio

The government is considering enrolment zones for early childhood services it is setting up at South Auckland schools. Audio

Plans to generate electricity from undersea turbines at the mouth of Tory Channel have been unveiled today. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Hundreds of school children were evacuated from classrooms this morning after an earthquake hit the Western Australian city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Audio

News from the business sector. Audio