Checkpoint

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Government Ministers have been testing out Auckland's public transport ahead of the World Cup. Audio

The Corrections Department's chief executive Ray Smith is with us. Audio

In the first case of its kind in New Zealand a former guard who smuggled hard drugs, fast food and a cellphone into Rimutaka Prison, has been jailed for two years three months. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Five foreigners have been arrested in connection with two jewellery heists, totalling more than seven-hundred-thousand dollars. Audio

Mils Muliaina's decision to chase the big money in Japan appears to have galvanised most Waikato rugby fans. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Transpower is pledging to carry out an investigation into the death of a worker, and the serious injury of another, at a remote site near Wellington. Audio

The government's early childhood taskforce wants an urgent review of the care of under-fives at home. Audio

The main agency that supports foster families is appalled at the publicity over the Hemaras' prosecution. Audio

Two former Child Youth and Family foster parents and their daughter are facing 38 charges of abusing four boys who lived with them. Audio