Checkpoint

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

This year's World Economic Forum in the Swiss Mountain resort of Davos has finished and as Bridget Kendall reports discussion centred around whether or not the current global economic recovery will… Read more Audio

The first-ever account of UN civilians on the frontlines, co-written by New Zealand doctor Andrew Thomson is set to be made into an HBO tv series. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A lawyer specialising in animal law says increasing the maximum penalties for willful cruelty won't be enough to tackle the problem - when the whole system is a"mess run by amateurs". Audio

Ten Americans who have been arrested in Haiti and accused of child smuggling insist they've done nothing wrong. Audio

The credibility of the world's climate change authority has taken another hit today with accusations that it based a claim about disappearing forests on a report by environmental activists. Audio

The Prime Minister has spoken with the Associate Education Minister Pita Sharples today, after Dr Sharples raised doubts about national standards for schools. Audio

Big spenders were out in force on the first day of the annual yearling sales at Karaka, South of Auckland. Audio

The Somali pirates who kidnapped a British couple last October have allowed the release of new video footage of their hostages. Audio

Restraint boards, spitting hoods and leg restraints will be added to the police arsenal in an attempt to protect officers from harm and prisoners from harming themselves. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio