Checkpoint

Twelve-thousand people who lost money in two investment funds that were frozen two years ago, can expect to have up to 95 per cent of their initial investment returned under a new payout scheme. Audio

For the first time the number of visitors to New Zealand in one year has reached two and a half million. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Economic Development Minister has hit back at Labour Party claims he botched the Government's plan to allow mining on protected conservation land. Audio

The Waitemata District Health Board is promising to cut waiting times and tackle bed shortages at North Shore Hospital. Audio

The Auditor-General has blasted the command and control culture at Defence Headquarters which she says led four officers to believe it was ok for them to lie to the U.N. about housing allowances for… Read more Audio

The defence force is blasted for a culture that encouraged lying to the UN. Pressure on North Shore Hospital to stop overcrowding and reduce waiting times and mining the humour in Parliament. Audio

Next time your colleague offers you a cup of coffee, you might want to think twice before accepting. Audio

New photos of a Mount Everest glacier reveal it's retreating at an alarming rate when compared with photos taken in the same place, more than 80 years ago. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The first guest will arrive tonight at Child Youth and Family's new home for some of the country's most at risk teenagers. Audio

The Coromandel Watchdog Group says it's still wary about any expansion of mining despite the government's change of heart about opening up the most protected conservaton land to the industry. Audio