Checkpoint

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A study has found that 13-year old boys are the most likely to be at risk of poisoning in schools. Audio

A lawyer in America has filed a legal suit to have the Pope questioned over sex abuse. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A group of British and Canadian scientists says it has identified a potential treatment for sleeping sickness, which kills thousands of people in Africa every year. Audio

A group of Native Americans has apologised to the descendents of Chinook salmon taken from their local rivers and brought out to New Zealand. Audio

Chechen rebels have claimed responsibility for the two suicide bombings that killed 39 people on the Moscow metro this week. Audio

A pro-democracy MP in Tonga is calling on the government to resign following the Royal Commission's report into the sinking of the Princess Ashika. Audio

MP's were hot under the collar in parliament this afternoon, as each side of the House tried to blame the other for the increase in crime. Audio

Plans have been unveiled in London for a new curving, swirling, tower over a hundred metres tall to commemorate the 2012 Olympics. Audio

Environmental and recreational groups say part of new legislation passed last night, will threaten Canterbury's iconic rivers. Audio

The Government says most New Zealanders would notice little change if its proposed foreshore and seabed reforms go ahead. Audio