Checkpoint

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A Christchurch doctor accused of having sex with a 16-year-old patient and giving her Class A drugs may have to wait until next month to learn his fate. Audio

Businessman Mike Pero says he's letting the dust settle before deciding whether to go ahead with a remembrance flight to Mount Erebus in January. Audio

Volcanic ash and gas is forcing more than 300 people to leave their homes on an island in the north of Vanuatu. Audio

The Manawatu River has been called one of the most polluted in the western world after new tests of its water. Audio

The Prison officers union says any privatisation of prisons in New Zealand would be a national disgrace and end up costing the taxpayer more. Audio

Healthy eating and exercise campaigns aimed at Pacific Islanders could be a waste of time and money according to one study. Audio

Efforts to control New Zealand's possum population appear to be working, with latest estimates putting the number of pests at 30-million - down from 70-million in the 1980s. Audio

The Christchurch businessman had intended to put on a charter flight to the mountain, for people, including the families of those who had lost loved ones in the disaster, which killed all 257 onboard… Read more Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

MPs have been given a message - loud and clear - that a six percent threshold for hearing claims is callous and a breach of the ACC scheme. Audio

An Australian prison union says arguments that privately run jails bring greater efficiency and cost effectiveness are spurious and don't deliver better prisons for inmates or staff. Audio