Checkpoint

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Fiji's military leaders have granted themselves immunity from prosecution for their 2006 coup and for the one in 2000. Audio

The Finance Minister, Bill English, says there are promising signs in the latest Treasury data that the public service is keeping tighter control of spending. Audio

The Government's proposals to replace the Foreshore and Seabed Act have run into opposition at the first in a series of hui at the top of the South island. Audio

Australia has sent a tough new message to Sri Lankan and Afghan asylum seekers announcing it has stopped processing all new refugee claims. Audio

Australia cracks down on asylum seekers; hui about foreshore and seabed starts in Picton; and government spending below forecast. Audio

A man has been arrested after a security alert on board an American airliner. Audio

How birds fly in such perfect formation has mystified scientists for centuries. Audio

The town of Longreach in central Queensland is under attack from a plague of locusts. Audio

A report claims a Chinese based network of cyber spies have been stealing classified documents from the Indian government as well as the United Nations and a U.S. embassy. Audio

A small town in the United States is making a personal appeal for help to Barack Obama. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio