Checkpoint

Listening to that is Transpower's chief executive Patrick Strange. Audio

Farmers want to be paid an annual fee for any future power lines built across their land. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Tiger Woods has hit back at the rumours surrounding a car accident in the driveway of his Florida home. Audio

A man accused of deliberately infecting people with the HIV virus has been found dead in his cell at Mt Eden Prison. Audio

Police investigating what they're describing as the execution-style ambush of four officers in the US state of Washington have named a person of interest. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The first rocket to be launched into space from New Zealand soil has successfully blasted off from Great Mercury Island, near the Coromandel Peninsula. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Four members of the Legal Services Agency have resigned, following a scathing review of the legal aid system. Audio

Hospitals say the number of patients caught up in serious preventable mistakes will continue to rise as they increase their efforts to find out about errors and make the system safer. Audio

Joining us is Radio New Zealand's political editor Brent Edwards. Audio