Checkpoint

Adventure tourism operators will have to be registered and have independent safety checks done before they're allowed to start taking customers. Audio

The police, defence forces and fire service will continue to be allowed to run their bars without licences under the Government's reworking of the liquor laws. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Heather Roy's future with the ACT Party remains under a cloud, with the party leader, Rodney Hide, saying she now has some tough questions to answer. Audio

A four-page letter from the Prime Minister which has been distrbuted to 12-thousand Christchurch homes came under fire in Parliament today. Audio

An advisor to the multinational firm Kalyx says he was gobsmacked to learn that the company has abandoned its bid to run an Auckland jail. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A traffic jam stretching about a hundred kilometres on the expressway linking the Chinese capital Beijing with inner Mongolia is now into its ninth day. Audio

Indonesian prison authorities have recommended cancelling the life sentences imposed on key players in the 2002 Bali bombings - one of whom says he'd do the same again. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A fire at Sky City in Auckland has disrupted internet connections and left several companies running on back up systems. Audio

The police say a man who broke into an Auckland pharmacy early this morning, struggled with the owner shortly before the intruder died. Audio