Checkpoint

The father of an 11-week-old baby who was starved and beaten to death, has been sent to jail for at least 17 years. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

We spoke to the Minister of Transport Steven Joyce. Audio

Wellington's controversial billion dollar highway through Transmission Gully has been given the green light but it's not clear yet who'll pay, with the government still considering a toll. Audio

The New Zealand economy is still in a hole - although the hole isn't quite as deep as first feared. Audio

The US President Barack Obama has lashed out at some of America's biggest banks calling them fat cats. Audio

Australia's federal government is being told to prepare for a more dangerous nuclear future. Audio

A report from the Canterbury Regional Council shows more than half of the province's dairy farms aren't complying with effluent management rules. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

We cross to the UK and our correspondent in London, Barney Burnham. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Methamphetamine, or P, is increasingly becoming part of a cocktail of dangerous substances that are going into ecstasy tablets. Audio