Checkpoint

The Warehouse's half year profit has fallen, on the back of a continued decline in the sales of CDs and DVDs, and consumer's reluctance to spend. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

You don't have to bake in the sun as a child to set yourself up for melanoma later in life you can do it at any age. Audio

The ACT Party heads into its annual conference this weekend hoping to put the scandals of the past year behind it. Audio

The truce between Hone Harawira and the Maori Party now appears to be well and truly over, with the party saying it will stand against him in Te Tai Tokerau if he forms a new party, which contests the… Read more Audio

The Finance Minister, Bill English, says he doesn't want taxpayers to end up footing the bill for future failures in the financial sector once the Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme expires at the end of… Read more Audio

A rest home in central Christchurch has managed to stay open despite criticisms about the police and army staff running the cordon. Audio

Controversial Congressional hearings have opened on radical Islam in the United States. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Colonel Gaddafi's son is warning Libyan rebels that the full might of the defence force is poised to crush the three-week-old insurrection. Audio

A charter airline under investigation for safety breaches says it's handed back its flying licence to stop it going broke. Audio

The lawyer for a man accused of shooting Constable Jeremy Snow has conceded his client isn't the sort of person you'd want over for a BBQ. Audio