Checkpoint

The computer software giant Microsoft may just have fired the opening shots in a web-war that could bring an end to free news on the internet. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

A Belgian man who was wrongly thought to be in a coma for 23 years has described his joy after doctors realised he was in fact conscious. Audio

A Christchurch doctor accused of having sex with a 16 year old patient and giving her cocaine, has started giving evidence in his defence. Audio

The Labour Party has taken the Government to task over its Job Opportunities Scheme, questioning just how effective it's been in reducing youth unemployment. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Members of the Post Primary Teachers Association say they are bemused and outraged by an unusual address by the Education Minister Anne Tolley. Audio

Hundreds of extra troops have been sent to the Southern Philippines after the abduction and killing of at least 22 people. Audio

An Auckland woman says she thought a man being pursued by police on an Auckland motorway was going to jump in her car and put a gun to her head. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Maori Party co-leader has given the strongest hint yet that the party's errant MP Hone Harawira will be accepted back into the fold, but only under certain conditions. Audio

Aucklanders are to get half a billion dollars worth of electric trains after the government announced today it was approving a loan for Kiwirail to buy a new fleet. Audio