Checkpoint

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has appeared in court to face charges of breaching the rules of her house arrest. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The Obama administration has given its clearest signal yet that it backs making a start to negotiations for a free trade agreement including New Zealand. Audio

We cross now to the UK and our correspondent in London, Barney Burnham. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Sri Lankans have been celebrating after their president claimed victory over the Tamil Tigers. Audio

The Government hopes to kickstart the biodiesel industry with a grants scheme worth 36-million dollars over the next three years. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The pig farmer at the centre of a MAF investigation says inspectors have cleared him. Audio

The Government in its latest pre Budget announcement says it is boosting spending on maternity services by 103 million dollars over the next four years. Audio

Employees are out of a job and regular customers taken by surprise after popular Wellington Book store Dymocks shut its doors suddenly. Audio

The Corrections Association says figures showing a sharp rise in the number of non-serious prisoner on prisoner assaults go nowhere near showing the true level of violence in jails. Audio