Checkpoint

Three people have escaped from the Cafe. Audio

Greg Barton is an expert in counter-terrorism from Australia's Monash University. Audio

Returning to Sydney where heavily armed police have cordoned off parts of the CBD where one or more gunmen have taken what could be dozens of hostages in The Lindt Cafe in Martin Place. Audio

The New Zealand dollar is down almost half a US cent since late Friday, led down by a drop in long-term interest rates. Audio

Auckland Transport is investigating a brawl at the main train station that led to chaos at a string of other stations and tens of thousands of dollars in damage. Audio

Muslim leaders in Sydney have been meeting to see if they can help even though it's not clear who's behind the siege. Audio

Channel Seven's Mike Duffy was one of the reporters to be evacuated from the media company's Martin Place headquarters. Audio

Natasha Nicholls is one of hundreds of workers who were told not to leave their buildings Audio

The siege at a central Sydney cafe is entering its sixth hour with a gunman still holding hostages surrounded by dozens of police and snipers who've locked-down city streets. Audio

The Sydney hostage crisis and Auckland's mayor calls for an urgent report into the weekend's train violence. Audio

More now on this week's survey of more than 100 emergency departments across New Zealand and Australia. Audio

Television New Zealand has chosen the production companies it wants to take over its Maori and Pacific Programmes; The lawyer for a Whangarei hapu says it's very disappointed at the Crown's decision… Read more Audio