Checkpoint

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Authorities in Queensland are preparing for the worst as tropical Cyclone Ului closes in. Audio

The New Zealand Defence force is on its way back to New Zealand having delivered the last of their relief supplies to Fiji's northern islands. Audio

An investor lobby group says the Securities Commission has been far too slow in deciding to lay charges against the directors of the failed finance company Capital and Merchant Finance. Audio

The police investigating the killing of a man who disappeared in December 2006 have found a skeleton down a steep bank in Upper Hutt. Audio

Skeleton found in missing person's case; charges laid against finance company directors; and NZ Defence team returns to cyclone-hit Fiji. Audio

In Yemen an extremist American-born cleric is urging Muslims to rise up and wage jihad against the United States. Audio

The European Union has criticised the United Kingdom over uncertainty about its plans to cut its budget deficit. Audio

French televison has embarked on a shocking new reality TV show. Audio

The Hutt City Council is being allowed to discharge wastewater overflow into the heavily polluted Waiwhetu Stream for another fifteen years. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Nigeria's acting president Goodluck Jonathan has dissolved the country's cabinet. Audio