Checkpoint

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A High Court jury in Wellington has heard that a man accused of murdering a young Palmerston North drug dealer had earlier pulled a gun on him. Audio

The Local Government Minister Rodney Hide has failed to secure Cabinet support to introduce referendums designed to give ratepayers a say on major council projects. Audio

Three United Nations staff have been killed in an attack on a United Nations guest house in the Afghan capital Kabul. Audio

Gang-busting raids in Auckland and Northland today have ended months of collaboration and detective work by six government agencies. Audio

A jury at the High Court in Auckland has heard secret recordings of a couple discussing the suspicious death of their 11 week old baby. Audio

The Labour Party has lodged a formal complaint with TVNZ about its"Plain English"promo, featuring the Finance Minister, Bill English. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

An Australian film-maker has described the"appalling"conditions inside Indonesian detention camps for asylum seekers. Audio

Parliament has given the police powers to collect DNA samples by force from people they haven't yet charged and without approval from a judge. Audio

The new anti-organised crime agency, OFCANZ, is claiming a body-blow to the gang trade in methamphetamine or 'P' after a series of raids in Auckland and Northland today. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio