Checkpoint

The Australian budget airline Jetstar's in hot water again after its staff stopped a blind Victorian couple from taking a guide dog on a plane. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The former National Party leader Don Brash has not yet completely left the political scene. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Scientists say it's possible a tsunami on the scale of the one which hit Samoa in September could also hit New Zealand. Audio

A suicide bombing in the Somali capital of Mogadishu at a graduation ceremony for medical students has killed at least 18 people including ministers in the the UN-backed transitional government. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Delegates at a political conference at Auckland University have been told laws to protect people from sexual offences in the Pacific Islands falls short of international best practice. Audio

The Ministry of Education and the Treasury are investigating the idea of the private sector building and maintaining new schools. Audio

The Northland man who will benefit from a proposed law change giving him the right to use a public slipway for his boatyard business says he believes he can now finally move forward, despite coming… Read more Audio

The Minister of Justice has brushed off calls for him to apologise and front up with evidence that South Auckland lawyers are rorting the system. Audio

Teachers have won a reprieve. For now they won't have to sign up to what they're calling a gagging clause - and it's thanks to the Minister of Education. Audio