Checkpoint

News from the business sector. Audio

Tax consultants are calling a Supreme Court ruling on tax avoidance a "landmark" decision which thousands of small businesses must look at. Audio

People in Christchurch who've made home improvements without increasing the size of their property say they will lose tens of thousands of dollars if they accept the Government offer to buy their… Read more Audio

The country shrugged off the surging New Zealand dollar last month to post a July trade surplus for the first time in 20 years. Audio

A Far North Maori trust says the region is crying out for investment in social housing - but the government's ignoring it; The Ngapuhi board seeking the right to settle the iwi's Treaty claims is… Read more Audio

Stricter rules and tougher penalties are on the way to protect the Exclusive Economic Zone - that's the seabed between 12 and 200 miles off New Zealand. Audio

Government pressure on schools opposing the national standards in reading, writing and maths has taken its first casualty. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Eleven people, including eight children, have been killed in house fire south of Brisbane - the worst in Queensland since the Childers backpackers blaze in 2000. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Damien McElroy of the Telegraph in Tripoli and joins us. Audio

Today staff at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry learned that 144 of them will lose their jobs under planned cuts which will save 18 million dollars. Audio