Checkpoint

After five days of climate change talks in Copenhagen the world is not on track to keep global warming to two degrees, let alone the tougher limits small island nations are demanding. Audio

Sir Robert Jones has told business leaders of his radical plan to remove all vehicles from Wellington's central city and create a golden mile shopping mall, complete with old fashioned trams and bikes… Read more Audio

The Atheist Bus Campaign is looking for donations to run adverts on buses in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch next year. Audio

Negotiators are returning to the mountains on a southern island in the Philippines to try to free more than 50 people taken from a school and surrounding homes by armed tribesmen. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

President Obama has defended the right of the US to wage what he calls 'just wars' after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize. Audio

Business owners are being warned to check whether they're on the Google Maps website after a Napier florist was charged with tampering with her competitors' details online. Audio

An outspoken critic of Fiji's military government and head of the country's Women's Crisis Centre has been given an Amnesty International award for her bravery and courage in the face of intimidation.

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

New safety measures are being brought in to protect cyclists on one of Auckland's most dangerous stretches of road, but there are doubts about whether they will be enough. Audio

The United States and China have been trading verbal blows at the climate talks in Copenhagen. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio