Checkpoint

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A group of students from a Melbourne private school have been suspended after going on a shoplifting spree in Queenstown. Audio

The Government is keeping its decisions on mining protected conservation land under wraps until tomorrow, but the indications are it has scaled back its ambitions. Audio

The police have revealed a man involved in an armed attack in West Auckland last night was shot several times by two officers. Audio

One of China's three biggest dairy companies has taken a controlling 82 million dollar stake in the Canterbury dairy company Synlait. Audio

A Chinese dairy giant buys a multi-million dollar stake in a Canterbury company. Why a taser failed to fire and Melbourne schoolboys go on a six thousand dollar shoplifting spree in Queenstown. Audio

The Australian conductor Sir Charles Mackerras has died in London at the age of eighty-four. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The National Party is holding its annual conference in Auckland this weekend. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Tens of thousands of Christchurch children have been filling their winter school break by taking part in New Zealand's biggest and longest-running children's festival. Audio

There are again calls for the Reserve Bank to keep interest rates on hold after weaker-than-expected inflation figures. Audio