Checkpoint

Exotic pine trees are growing in the wild like noxious weeds threatening more than a million hectares of New Zealand landscape and delicate native ecosystems. Audio

Defying talk of a stalled economic recovery and plummeting business confidence, manufacturing is doing its bit for growth by producing more for the tenth month in a row. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

It's been estimated that by the middle of this century Australia may need an extra one and a half trillion litres of water to cope with a population of up to 45-million people. Audio

New evidence shows smoking is becoming less popular among young people. Audio

Patients at Wellington Hospital's emergency department who have received tetanus boosters in the last ten years are being assured that they aren't at risk despite being given an ineffective vaccine. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Bugging prisoners phones in New Plymouth's jail has led to drugs charges against three people. Audio

BP has started crucial tests to see if a cap on the ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is strong enough to stop the leak. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

On the line is the president of the Law Society, Jonathan Temm. Audio

A last minute apology by the controversial lawyer Chris Comeskey may have saved him from being struck-off for professional misconduct. Audio