Checkpoint

The police, backed by soldiers, have arrested seven teenagers for what they're calling a crime spree within the earthquake cordon in a suburb of Kaiapoi. Audio

The prestigious Paris-based Cordon Bleu Institute, which has trained the cream of the world's chefs for over a century, is opening its first school in New Zealand. Audio

ACT's embattled law and order spokesperson has told Parliament he committed passport fraud after being inspired by the book Day of the Jackal. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Wellington police have rescued a young child from a Newlands P lab in a series of raids where officers arrested 35 people and seized several hundred thousand dollars worth of drugs, including… Read more Audio

Those clearing up earthquake-damaged buildings in Canterbury are being warned to beware of asbestos. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Ministry of Education has offered teachers a pay rise of one-and-a-half per cent from settlement and a further one per cent next year. Audio

Today secondary teachers went on strike for the first time in eight years. Audio

Mr Garrett has worked closely with the Sensible Sentencing Trust - its spokesman Garth McVicar says he knew several years ago about the MP's brushes with the law. Audio

ACT's embattled law and order spokesperson has admitted in Parliament he used the name of dead child to get a passport after being inspired by the book The Day of the Jackal. Audio

Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 15 September 2010. Audio