Checkpoint

The New Zealand bred horse and rank outsider Prince of Penzance has carried the first woman jockey to victory in the Melbourne Cup. The gelding burst from the pack in the final straight. Audio

The Electricity Authority is warning that rapid investment in solar technology with back-up batteries could be an expensive mistake. It puts the potential wasted investment at up to $5 billion over… Read more Audio

New Zealand bred horse Prince of Penzance has won the Melbourne Cup Audio

The Finance Minister, Bill English, says the Government won't be reining in the record profits made by the country's main Australian-owned banks, as long as they pay their tax. BNZ, ANZ, Westpac and… Read more Audio

The cash-strapped Canterbury District Health Board has come out on top today in a battle over finances with the Government. Relations between the DHB and the Ministry have been strained as the DHB's… Read more Audio

A Hawkes Bay father, who called the local district health board for help, was told to call the police to deal with his daughter who was suffering from a psychotic episode. Audio

The TAB's Mark Stafford comments on the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. Audio

Father told to go to police during daughter's psychotic episode; Govt gives stretched Canterbury DHB $16 million; NZ-bred horse carries first woman jockey to Melbourne Cup win; New rules for Filipino… Read more Audio

Australia is on the verge of bringing in screening of young people for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Audio

The US president Barack Obama is under pressure over his pledge two years ago not to put his country's troops on the ground in Syria. Audio

The Australian Navy is conducting live fire exercises alongside Chinese warships not far from disputed artificial islands of the South China Sea. Audio

A woman was given the wrong drug, the wrong dosage and on three separate occassions, incorrectly labelled medication because of a series of mistakes by two pharmacists working in the same place. Audio