Checkpoint

News from the Waatea team. Audio

A tobacco company faced down MPs today over plans to restrict smoking. Audio

More than half a million people have turned out for the inauguration of a new president in the Philippines. Audio

The US general in charge of international forces in Afghanistan has tried to reassure an anxious US Congress that NATO-led troops are making headway in the country. Audio

The Labour Party leader and the Prime Minister have gone head to head in Parliament, as the opposition tries to ramp up its campaign over the spiralling cost of living. Audio

A 13 year old Hastings girl is in hospital with a badly broken leg after being run over by a car during a brawl where dozens of youths fought each other with weapons including machetes and golf clubs.

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The Prime Minister has revealed, it was during his visit to Afghanistan last month, that he decided to reject a request from Australia to take part in a joint Anzac force in Uruzgan province. Audio

The number of police charged with assault has more than doubled with 14 officers going through the courts last year compared to just 6 and five in the two years before that. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The mother of a man who died in the Air New Zealand Airbus crash off the French coast, says she feels no anger towards the foreign pilots who were at the controls. Audio

Motorists can expect to pay more for their petrol from tomorrow, but oil companies won't say by how much. Audio