Checkpoint

New Zealanders are starting to turn their backs on credit cards in favour of more traditional forms of borrowing. Audio

A former Afghanistan analyst at the US State department says plans to buy off low level Taleban fighters and re-integrate them into Afghanistan society is a 'pipedream' in the current climate. Audio

The reclusive American author J.D. Salinger has died at home in New Hampshire at the age of 91. Audio

We cross to the Australian Open in Melbourne with our tennis correpondent Dave Luddy. Audio

The country's largest sporting event, the Masters' Games, begins in Dunedin tomorrow, and more than 350 people over the age of 70 are registered to compete. Audio

A politically-charged scientific voyage into whales left for Antarctica this evening. The former rock star and now Australian Environment Minister, Peter Garrett, has been in Wellington to launch the… Read more Audio

A former fundraising manager for the disability support organisation IHC has admitted defrauding her employer of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Australian police investigating the disappearance of a former top New Zealand business executive have confirmed they are now looking for a body. Audio

The Governor of the Reserve Bank has launched a defence of monetary policy in which he says there are few workable alternatives. Audio

The electricity lines company Vector is going head-to-head with Telecom in the contest to build an ultra-fast Internet network in the Auckland region. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio