Checkpoint

As talks to secure a global deal on climate change reach a deadlock, New Zealand's targets on reducing emissions have come under fire. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

A group representing primary school prinicpals is questioning the timing of a report, which says 30 percent of Year 1 and 2 teachers don't know how to teach their five and six year old pupils to read… Read more Audio

The Auditor-General says the Health Ministry has known since 2004 that auditing of rest homes is inconsistent and poor, and has failed to respond quickly. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Three strikes and then you're out of pocket - that's what illegal downloaders of music, movies and other material face following a new government proposal to deal with internet piracy. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The couple who gained the nickname Bonnie and Clyde during a crime spree in which the woman's toddlers were used as human shields, have both been jailed. Audio

A taskforce advising the Government on ways to boost the sharemarket has recommended part sales of state-owned assets. Audio

The father of murdered Auckland woman Marie Jamieson says the guilty plea from her killer is a huge relief as it saves the family the grief of a trial. Audio

The Corrections Department won't say how long it took guards at the country's only maximum security prison to realise an inmate had cut his way through the double perimeter fence and escaped. Audio

Investors in the troubled finance firm Hanover have voted to accept a 400 million dollar rescue deal proposed by the rural services firm Allied Farmers. Audio