Checkpoint

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

An Auckland woman is charged with the manslaughter of her mother, who was found found dead in her bed with broken ribs, a broken breast bone, open sores and lying in her own waste. Audio

Simon Marks reports from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Audio

The Trade Minister now says he was made aware that Chinese officials had approached Zespri about trade retaliation and that the company was worried. Audio

The Reserve Bank is targeting property investors with its announcement that new loan-to-value ratios will see investors requiring a 40 percent deposit. Audio

A New Zealander has helped to discover a new planet that is 65 times further from the sun than planet Earth. Audio

The new Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft is backing a report that shows there is bias against Maori in the education system and says he has observed bias in the youth justice system as well. Audio

As New Zealand works to respond, delicately, to the issue of Chinese dumping steel, and China threatens tarrifs on New Zealand dairy and wool products, should the response become indelicate, what's… Read more Audio