Checkpoint

Indonesia has declared an almost two year moratorium on logging as part of a deal to try to preserve its forests. Audio

The Buy New Zealand Made group says the practice of falsley labelling things New Zealand made is widespread and damages the country's reputation. Audio

The Australian government has announced it's taking action against Japan in the International Court of Justice in The Hague next week, in a bid to end whaling in Antarctic waters. Audio

The Prime Minister has rejected accusations from a former All Black that the Crusaders rugby team has a race-based quota, saying the comments are inappropriate and inaccurate. Audio

The British ballerina, Dame Margot Fonteyn, has gone down in history as one of the world's greatest dancers. Audio

A man who accidentally shot dead his girlfriend, as she took photos of him posing with a gun, has been jailed for more than three years over what's being called a stupid and reckless act. Audio

Jews who only eat Kosher food say new standards for the commercial slaughtering of animals discriminate against them. Audio

A second-hand appliance dealer says Work and Income will struggle to stamp out traders encouraging beneficiaries to use their whiteware grants on other items like televisions, stereos and DVD players.

News from the Waatea team. Audio

A Hamilton secondary school principal is accusing the goverment of applying a fiscal blow torch to the sector and and says more than half the schools in his region are heading for budget deficits. Audio

At least 65 people have been killed in a suspected Maoist terror attack on a railway line in India's West Bengal state. Audio

Day two of the trial of the New Zealand anti-whaling activist Pete Bethune has focused on the injuries he's accused of inflicting on a Japanese whaler. Audio