Checkpoint

A global security specialist says warnings of a high risk of terror attacks at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi were justified. Audio

The Oceania Football Confederation's New Zealand representative says he wants to talk to the football official involved in a World Cup bribery scandal before he passes judgment on him. Audio

People in the northern Philippines have been bracing themselves for the arrival of a Super Typhoon named 'Megi', bringing winds of more than two hundred kilometres per hour. Audio

Propery Investors Federation's Andrew King says the scrapping of depreciation allowances next April will force rises in rent. Audio

The British government is preparing to announce spending cuts for the armed forces later this week, with many British troops still on active service in Afghanistan. Audio

The Qualifications Authority has proposed making university entrance harder. But it believes most applicants will be able to meet the suggested standard. Audio

The Government and the Green Party are teaming up to target some of New Zealand's toughest pests - possums, stoats and rats. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The Labour Party is confident many employers support bringing back industry-wide agreements but Business New Zealand has criticised the policy as a return to the 1970s. Audio

Three Lower Hutt women, locked in a state house eviction dispute, have today gone to the Court of Appeal to try and convince judges they're being discriminated against. Audio

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has climbed into a blistering debate on immigration by strongly declaring that attempts to build a multi-cultural society have utterly failed. Audio

The Indian Prime Minister has set up an inquiry into corruption and mismanagement of the Delhi Commonwealth Games. Audio