Checkpoint

Wellingtonians and higher income earners are among the most trusting people in New Zealand, according to a new survey. Audio

An Australian freelance photographer who's been held hostage in Somalia for the past nine months says he's in poor health and he's appealing to the Australian government to secure his release. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Former Telstra boss Sol Trujillo has taken a parting shot at Australia at the end of his controversial reign at the telecommunications company, labeling the country racist and backward. Audio

Seventeen British men arrested for wearing nuns habits and accused of offensive behaviour have walked free from a court on the Greek island of Crete. Audio

Queenstown companies are finding it harder to employ overseas workers as Immigration New Zealand puts the pressure on employers to recruit more New Zealanders. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Anti-obesity groups are warning the government that obesity rates will rise, and health services will subsequently struggle after it cuts funding to an advocacy body. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A former highway patrol sergeant has been ordered to pay 60 thousand dollars to two motorcyclists who crashed into his police car in Buller in 2007. Audio

Dr Tim Beal - a senior lecturer at Victoria University with a special interest in Asia Pacific economic and political relationships - particularly North Korea joins Mary in the studio. Audio