Checkpoint

A medical conference in Wellington has been told that a leaner, meaner accident compensation regime could lead to demands for a return to the right to sue. Audio

MPs have been told a bill reforming the electricity sector needs to go further to create competition - and that one idea on the table is crazy. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

A major international magazine has slammed New Zealand's clean, green, credentials sighting Government plans to allow mining on some of the country's most protected land. Audio

The deficit between what the country spends overseas and what it earns is its smallest in eight years. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The rivals for the super city mayoral chains are both taking aim at the government's plans, saying they fear Aucklanders may be heading for a super tax bill. Audio

The Government says it will look at regulating phone companies if they don't sign up to a new voluntary standard for emergency calls. Audio

The Labour Party says a scathing report by the Attorney General on planned welfare reforms is an embarrassing blow to the Government. Audio

The sole survivor of the notorious Auckland RSA robbery in which three people were killed has been given the right to sue the Corrections Department for half a million dollars in punitive damages. Audio

The best of Checkpoint. Audio

Some of the world's leading animal conservation advocates say the internet is one of the biggest threats to endangered wildlife. Audio