Checkpoint

An ASB investment banker who stole nearly $18 million dollars, spending it on property, prostitutes and wine, has been jailed for at least four years. Audio

The best of Checkpoint. Audio

The United States is a step closer to approving legislation aimed at providing long-term health care for those who became sick after being exposed to toxic dust from the September eleventh attacks. Audio

Scientists in the United States have discovered that the bacteria found on people's hands could be a useful for identifying individuals, akin to DNA or fingerprint technology. Audio

The United Nations has criticised the preparations for the next Winter Olympics saying Russian authorities have failed to take into account the overall effect of the building work on the environment. Audio

A priest from a German archdiocese has been suspended 24 years after he was convicted of sexually abusing children. Audio

The United Nations Secretary General Ban ki Moon is calling for restraint after the heaviest clashes in months between Palestinian protesters and Israeli riot police. Audio

Auckland City ratepayers are to pay millions of dollars to replace council parking machines that are at the centre of an ongoing credit card fraud investigation. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The Ministry of Civil Defence has unveiled it's new emergency management system which it says will speed up response times in the event of a major disaster. Audio

The Ministry of Social Development is insisting it is on track to make annual savings of $49,000,000 a year by 2011 by getting more sickness beneficiaries into jobs. Audio

The Minister and his delegation presented a report on how this country is meeting its obligations under the International Covenant on those rights. Audio