Checkpoint

The Big Day Out concert is under way but in front of a half empty Mt Smart stadium in Auckland. Audio

A firefighter has described being called out to a car crash that killed his young nephew. Audio

A man, who the police say is a New Zealander, has died while riding a sea biscuit behind a boat on a West Australian river. Audio

The mysterious yet flamboyant internet entrepreneur known as Kim Dotcom has been arrested at his mansion near Auckland. Audio

The Republican presidential hopeful, Newt Gingrich, is  defending himself against allegations that he asked his second wife for an open marriage. Audio

A man working on demolishing Christchurch's Hotel Grand Chancellor is in a critical condition after a fall on the top floor of the building. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

TrustPower says it has four power plants ready to build in the South Island but it won't because of the cost of running the interisland electricity cable. Audio

The internet entrepreneur who's changed his name to Kim Dotcom, has residency in New Zealand, and a criminal conviction in his native Germany for insider trading. Audio

Four men have just appeared in an Auckland court with the United States seeking to extradite them over an alleged massive online piracy scheme. Audio

Four men have just appeared in an Auckland court with the United States seeking to extradite them over an alleged massive online piracy scheme. TrustPower says it has four power plants ready to build… Read more Audio

It's been a day of the big guns Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray fronting up again at the Australian Tennis Open in Melbourne today. Audio