Checkpoint

News from the Waatea team. Audio

It's just three weeks to the Mt Albert by-election, an election the Labour Party must win to retain the seat it has held since its formation. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A defence witness has told the High Court in Christchurch that David Bain's fingerprints on the rifle used to kill his family were made with sweat, not blood as the Crown claims. Audio

Religious leaders in New York have united to renounce violence after the FBI cracked an alleged plot to bomb New York Jewish centres. Audio

The United States President Barack Obama is defending his plan to close the Guantanamo detention centre in the face of harsh criticism. Audio

The Government will provide 10 million dollars over three years in next week's Budget for the Police roll out of the taser stun guns. Audio

The Labour and Green Parties are describing the new Auckland Transition Agency as a steamroller and bulldozer. Audio

Mark Ford is now one of the most important and powerful people in Auckland. Audio

A Spanish grandmother who described herself as the"world's oldest Internet blogger"has died at the age of 97. Audio

Wanganui voters have again roundly rejected a change to the spelling of their city. Audio

Energy analysts are warning that any move by the Government to restrict profits in the electricity industry could put security of supply at risk. Audio