Checkpoint

The new head of the agency in charge of legal aid says he's hoping to launch a joint investigation with the law society to get to the bottom of how many lawyers are rorting the system. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Candidates seeking to become Auckland's first super mayor will be able to spend nearly six hundred thousand dollars during the official campaign period. Audio

Hundreds of corner dairies face losing their licence to sell alcohol following a landmark decision by the Liquor Licensing Authority. Audio

Reaction from the Law Society criminal law convenor Jonathan Krebs. Audio

A High Court judge has vented his anger about the public's misconception that murder sentences are too light - saying life does mean life. Audio

The credit crunch is hitting some luxury businesses around the world. Audio

Some families are still searching for the bodies of their loved ones more than two months after a mass killing of civilians by the military in Guinea. Audio

This week Rwanda will become the first country to be officially declared cleared of landmines. Audio

Indonesia's banned a politically sensitive Australian film about the Balibo Five. Audio

The Venezuelan Government has called the presidential election in Honduras illegitimate and has refused to recognise the results in which Porfirio Lobo won around fifty-six percent of the votes. Audio

In the United States, the man accused of shooting dead four police officers near the American city of Seattle has been killed by police. Audio