Checkpoint

Gun-shop owners say the government's crackdown on high-powered air guns is a feel-good law that will please voters, but won't save lives. Audio

A telecommunications lobby group says Telecom should be cut some slack about complying with rules laid down when it was forced to open up access to its copper-based network to rivals Audio

Local Government is defending its leaders' spending habits as inquiries continue about their use of credit cards. Audio

The first man to be tried for his role in Cambodia's notorious Khmer Rouge regime has been sentenced to 35 years in jail. Audio

The estimated half a million New Zealanders living in Australia could be caught up in political point-scoring over immigration in the Australian general election. Audio

Sixty bus drivers in Christchurch are likely to lose their jobs by the end of October, after the Red Bus Company lost some of its bus routes to rival operators. Audio

Dangerous drivers who kill could end up in jail for ten years - double the current penalty - under a crackdown announced by the government today. Audio

A push for a downtown Auckland rail loop could be one of the first chances for the powerful new super city to flex its muscles against the government. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Immigration is fast becoming the front-running topic in the lead-up to Australia's general election with New Zealanders' right to migrate across the Tasman coming under the spotlight. Audio

The President of the Council of Trade Unions says its relationship with the Government has broken down. Audio

The police have been told they should have stopped chasing a 14 year old in a stolen car and not used the road spikes which caused the vehicle to crash killing the young driver. Audio