Checkpoint

The police and Ngai Tahu have launched a crack-down on the black market in pounamu on the West Coast. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Police in Russia have released photos showing the severed heads of two women who they think are responsible for the suicide attacks on the Moscow metro. Audio

A landmark pay deal giving 43 thousand health workers a two percent pay rise will now be offered to all unions afiliated to the Council of Trade Unions. Audio

Protests have been held throughout Christchurch today over the Government's decision to sack the Canterbury regional councillors and replace them with its own commissioners. Audio

Nobody will own the foreshore and seabed and if Maori can establish customary title and the Prime Minister says iwi will end up with effectively the same rights they have under the current law. Audio

The two neo nazi charged with the murder of a South Korean tourist on the West Coast have now both admitted their guilt. Audio

A Department of Labour Inspector has criticised the actions of police who carried out a drug search at the home of gunman Jan Molenaar. Audio

Security cameras are to become compulsory in city taxis in an effort to curb the growing number of attacks on drivers. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

FARC rebels in Colombia have released an army sergeant who has been in captivity for more than 12 years after being taken prisoner as a teenager. Audio

John Key has conceded that under the Government's proposal to replace the Foreshore and Seabed Act, any iwi that establishes customary title will end up with effectively the same rights as under the… Read more Audio