Checkpoint

Stockmarkets have plunged and the New Zealand dollar is down tonight amid widespread fears about slowing global growth. Audio

Stockmarkets plunge and the dollar falls. An airline engineer is killed in a freak accident and a retailer fights to slash the All Blacks jersey price. Audio

Researchers in Australia have discovered a worrying link between HIV and premature dementia. Audio

The Kohanga Reo movement says the Crown has objected to its plea for an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing; The Families' Commission says the best way to help vulnerable Maori families is to work with… Read more Audio

Just three years ago the National Party did not believe the country had a savings problem. And in the May Budget the Government made cuts to the workplace savings scheme KiwiSaver. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The retailer Briscoe Group says people seem to have a bit more money to spend, after sales jumped nearly 5 percent. Audio

The Government's strategy for bringing down youth unemployment has come under fresh scrutiny after new figures show the problem getting worse. Audio

A researcher wants the Government to step in to stop a growing culture of violence and aggression among teenage girls. Audio

The rout on Wall Street has extended to New Zealand, which has had its worst day on the sharemarket in two years, and Australia where stocks plunged more than 4 per cent amid panic selling. Audio

Australia is poised to send its first boatload of asylum seekers to Malaysia under a controversial deal done to try to stem the tide. Audio

Emergency services have planned for everything from a terrorist attack to a broken down car as they get ready for a Rugby World Cup test run tomorrow. Audio