Checkpoint

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Parliament is sitting under urgency as the Government pushes through its proposed changes to the Accident Compensation Scheme. Audio

A massive fire raging at Mt Allen northwest of Dunedin is showing no signs of dying down, more than 24 hours after it started. Audio

Rival company Vodafone says there's been massive interest from Telecom customers although it's not prepared to provide precise numbers. Audio

Telecom is refusing to say whether customers who wish to leave the XT network will be forced to pay penalities for ending their contracts. Audio

The Department of Conservation says it's been a bumper season for the critically endangered takahe with a record number of chicks born. Audio

The Vatican's decision to canonise the Australian nun Mary MacKillop has highlighted tension between Christian churches in Australia on the very question of sainthood. Audio

More than forty people have been detained in Turkey in connection with a suspected plot to destabilise the government in Ankara. Audio

A group representing rural women says cuts to home help in Otago and Southland may force people out of their homes and into residential care. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

A revised plan for alerting the public to the risk of tsunami has been released by the Ministry of Civil Defence - but some fear it still doesn't go far enough. Audio

The government of Afghanistan has condemned a NATO air strike which killed twenty-seven civilians and injured twelve late on Sunday. Audio