Checkpoint

News from the Waatea team. Audio

New Zealanders are being told to do something themselves about climate change to make up for the lack of political action at the Copenhagen summit. Audio

The Government has just announced that an assistance package for leaky home owners will go to Cabinet in the new year. Audio

There's bad news for the Japanese Prime Minister, and Japan prepares for Christmas with a huge amount of lights. Audio

The inquiry by the Independent Police Conduct Authority into the police handling of child abuse cases in Wairarapa will be expanded to cover all New Zealand. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

An Australian film-maker is training to swim from Japan to California in the hope of focusing world attention on a massive rubbish dump of plastic floating in the Pacific. Audio

A New Zealander who has been accused of running the world's largest spam gang has today been fined AU$210, 000 by a Federal Court in Brisbane. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Auditor General has found that four Canterbury regional councillors broke the law by voting on proposed water management charges which would affect irrigation costs for their own farms and… Read more Audio

The country is earning more from overseas than it is paying out for the first time in more than 20 years. Audio

The constable who was shot three times in a confrontation in South Auckland this morning owes his life to his armed colleagues who raced to his rescue getting him to hospital in minutes. Audio