Checkpoint

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The internet blogger Cameron Slater has been fined nearly $7,000 and ordered to pay court costs for defying the courts and publishing information which had been suppressed. Audio

Spain's Rafael Nadal has secured a place among tennis' elite winning the US Open today, to complete his collection of grand slam titles. Audio

An Air Force Orion that's made a mercy dash to Antarctica to evacuate a seriously ill American man is due back in Christchurch just after nine o'clock tonight. Audio

The Prime Minister is adamant the new legislation replacing the Foreshore and Seabed Act should bring the controversy to an end. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The ACT Party's law and order spokesperson is denying he's a hypocrite for failing to reveal he has a conviction for assault. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The newly announced Director-General of Health believes it is possible to cut doctor and nurse positions without compromising health services. Audio

New rules are being introduced restricting the number of skydivers able to fly in a converted top dressing plane, following the crash of a similar plane earlier this month at Fox Glacier. Audio

Emergency legislation designed to fast-track reconstruction in Canterbury has passed its first reading in Parliament, with unanimous support. Audio

Waikato police are warning people in the King Country to take extra security precautions tonight as they hunt for a gunman on the loose. Audio