Checkpoint

Forty billionaires in the United States have signed a public pledge to give away at least fifty percent of their fortunes. Audio

The chief executive of Wellington's district health board says he is leaving because he doesn't know how the DHB can be any more efficient without starting to cut services. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Government department bosses have been told that big nosh-ups for staff at expensive restaurants have got to stop. Audio

More questions than answers were thrown up today about the true state of the jobs market after a big jump in the unemployment rate. Audio

The Defence Force has revealed the soldier killed in an ambush in Afghanistan died instantly in the initial explosion. Audio

More details about the deadly explosion that killed a New Zealand soldier in Afghanistan. A jump in the unemployment rate and Government department bosses are told expensive nosh-ups have to stop. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The polls have just closed in the Solomon Islands general elections, after a relatively trouble-free run-up. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Most Auckland city councillors appear to be happy with the nearly two million dollars being spent on a waterfront opening party for the Rugby World Cup, but one insists it's a waste of money. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio