Checkpoint

The ACT leader Don Brash has changed his mind and will now stand in an electorate seat at the November election. Audio

Two hundred and fifty more jobs are in jeopardy in Christchurch with the Alliance group moving to close its meatworks in Sockburn. Audio

The Westpac bank has responded quickly to a complaint by a Far North trust working to save Maori homes from mortgagee sales; The chair of the Waikato-Tainui executive has called for the iwi's… Read more Audio

Pakistan has warned America it stands to lose an ally over its accusations that Pakistan's spy agency is behind some of the worst attacks on western targets in Afghanistan. Audio

The bus-sized Nasa research satellite that will crash to earth this weekend may hit in the Southern Ocean or north of New Guinea, but sky watchers aren't at all sure. Audio

Findings which could supercede Albert Einstein's long-standing theory of special relativity, are sending shock-waves around the scientific world. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Exporters are reporting a silver lining to the carnage which has swept global financial markets over the past 36 hours. Audio

The seven member consortium of Wellington businessmen that's taken over the Phoenix includes Gareth Morgan, who made his millions from investing in the Trade Me website his son Sam started, and… Read more Audio

The man who started Wellington's professional football team the Phoenix has quit the team he started four years ago. Audio

The head of Pike River Coal broke down today as he talked about the disastrous meeting at which he told family members there was no chance the 29 men trapped in the mine were alive. Audio