Checkpoint

President Obama is promising to redouble his efforts to work with his Republican opponents after they secured control of both Houses of Congress in America's mid-term elections. Audio

A 13 year old girl swam to shore and ran for nearly half an hour to get help after a fishing trip went badly wrong. Audio

The Defence Minister and Prime Minister appear to be at odds over whether the SAS could be sent to Iraq. Audio

The AC-DC drummer Phil Rudd has been charged with trying to procure the murder of two people and threatening to kill one of them. Audio

The lawyer for the Pike River Families Committee Colin Smith is with us. Audio

Carol Rose is the mother of 31 year old Stu Mudge who died in the mine. She insists there's a good case for taking Pike River managers Peter Whittall, Doug White and Steve Ellis to court. Audio

The prospect of court action over the Pike River mine disaster is back on the agenda now that all hope of re-entering the ruined mine's tunnel has finally been dashed. Audio

Legal action back on the agenda as hopes of re-entering the Pike River mine are dashed. AC-DC drummer charged in Tauranga with trying to procure a murder and one dead in a boating accident off Mahia… Read more Audio

Iwi in Waikato and Tamaki Makaurau are mourning the death of a senior Tainui kaumatua, who was an expert on tribal matters and the kingitanga; MPs have passed the first reading of a bill to settle… Read more Audio

Mexican police have arrested a fugitive former mayor and his wife accused of ordering a police attack that left six people dead and 43 students missing. Audio

The mystery killer of 30 little blue penguins near Dunedin has been identified. Audio

Fruit growers in Motueka are counting the cost of what's being described as an unprecedented hail storm, so thick that it looked like it had been snowing. Audio