Checkpoint

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A long-time Northland beekeeper suspects hundreds of his hives have been deliberately poisoned because of 'manuka madness' -- a turf war over lucrative manuka honey. Audio

After calls for an inquiry into Christchurch home repairs, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee joins Checkpoint. Audio

Duncan Webb, a Christchurch lawyer who helped organise a 3000-strong petition supporting Christchurch home-owners, says 10 percent of homes will need to be re-repaired. Audio

Frustrated Christchurch home-owners have delivered a 3000 strong petition to the government, calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into shoddy earthquake repairs. Audio

Leader of the House, Gerry Brownlee, makes an unprecedented attack on the new chief ombudsman, Judge Peter Boshier, and is roundly condemned for it by opposition speakers led by Labour's Trevor… Read more Audio

A five-year-old American girl who doesn't know she is going blind has met Pope Francis as part of her parents' "visual bucket list" to show her special people and things before she loses her sight. Audio

The first members of New Zealand's sprint cycling Olympic team was announced today in Cambridge. Our sports reporter Matt Chatterton asked Sam Webster about his hopes for Rio. Audio

A Pakistani man has threatened to hang himself on the Greek island of Lesbos as hundreds of refugees protest their deportation to Turkey. Audio

The Queenstown-Lakes District Council is taking a stand against Wicked Campers. The council's chief executive is Mike Theelen. Audio