Checkpoint

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

People who've been on the unemployment benefit for 12 months will have their payments cancelled if they fail to attend a compulsory meeting with Work and Income. Audio

Child health experts want the Government to take a zero tolerance stance on drinking by young drivers. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The economy continues to inch its way out of recession with latest figures showing it expanded by 0.2 percent for the second quarter in a row. Audio

Another e-mail has emerged which confirms the Maori Party MP Hone Harawira's penchant for using obscene language. Audio

The father of the police officer shot three times in South Auckland says his son is still in a lot of pain but very happy to be alive. Audio

An investigation has discovered that many of the Romanian orphans who came to international prominence in the 1990's are still in institutional care in conditions which have been condemned by an… Read more Audio

Britain and France have announced separate investigations into why several trains broke down in the Channel tunnel on Friday leaving thousands of passengers stranded. Audio

Heavy snow and ice are continung to cause disruption across a wide swathe of Europe. Audio

The owner of a Kapiti Coast pub says he's going to make it difficult for under 20 year olds to patronise his bar, after a group of them vandalised his new premises and drove other customers away with… Read more Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio