Checkpoint

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The mother of a boy killed in the Mangatepopo canyoning tragedy says students should not be allowed back in the gorge because there is no guarantee the trip can ever be done safely. Audio

The government has sacked Canterbury Regional Council's 14 elected representatives and appointed a panel of commissioners to be led by Dame Margaret Bazley. Audio

Details of what happened inside the house at the centre of last year's Napier Police siege have been heard for the first time in court. Audio

Inquest into deaths of Napier gunman and police officer, Canterbury Regional Councillors sacked, Mother says gorge trip not safe, Heatley to return to Cabinet and Embattled North Shore Mayor refuses… Read more Audio

More than one thousand people have demonstrated in Madrid to call for an end to bullfighting in Spain. Audio

One of London's royal palaces is being given an artistic make-over to attract more visitors. Audio

The world's largest country has just dispensed with two time zones. Audio

The United Nations has been defending its peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

FARC rebels in Colombia have freed a soldier they kidnapped almost a year ago, and plan to release a second man this week. Audio

A yacht found adrift without its skipper on board has been towed to the Chatham Islands, where investigators will try to unravel what went wrong. Audio