Checkpoint

The government has revealed a new approach to reducing crime, but there will be no extra money or any new programmes. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The crown institute AgResearch is rejecting claims New Zealand should be trying to make money out of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. Audio

A church billboard which has been described as shocking by some and funny by others has been vandalised just five hours after it was erected. Audio

The Chief District Court Judge, Russell Johnson, has come to the defence of lawyers at the Manukau District Court. Audio

A former police officer is tonight behind bars after being sentenced for corrupt actions that a judge said had brought the police into disrepute. Audio

Scientists in Canada have discovered that people with smaller fingers have a more acute sense of touch. Audio

A study by the New Economics Foundation in Britain says a pay cheque is no way to measure somebody's true worth. Audio

The 787 Dreamliner has finally taken to the skies to the applause of Boeing employees at Everett in Washington State. Audio

There's been an angry reaction from Israel to an arrest warrant issued in Britain against the former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni. Audio

Australian Federal Police officers are facing criticism about their handling of a child sex case against the Solomon Islands former Attorney General Julian Moti. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio