Checkpoint

News from the business sector. Audio

Britain has expelled a senior Israeli diplomat saying the use of false British passports in the Dubai assassination of a Hamas leader was intolerable. Audio

The final stage of hearings for the contentious Central Plains Water scheme is underway in Christchurch. Audio

Telecom says it supports a new voluntary standard for emergency calls, under which signatories would be named and shamed if they fail to meet their committments Audio

The sole survivor of the Auckland RSA triple murders has been given the go-ahead to sue the Department of Corrections for exemplary damages Audio

The Department of Conservation believes a single ferret found inside a Waikato reserve is likely to have been responsible for the deaths of 11 kiwi chicks. Audio

China state media says Google's decision to cease censoring its China website violates a written promise and is totally wrong. Audio

In a remarkable case in Germany, a posse of pensioners has been found guilty of kidnapping their financial adviser. Audio

The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been doing damage control on a trip to Washington where he met with President Obama. Audio

Rotorua District Council is reviewing its geothermal safety bylaw after two men died in motel hot pools in 2007 and 2008. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling will deliver his pre-election budget tonight. Audio