Checkpoint

The Public Service is bracing itself for further job losses, on top of the almost 1,500 jobs cut last year. Audio

The best of Checkpoint. Audio

The Australian doctor and voluntary euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke has begun a series of workshops in Britain demonstrating methods by which people can take their own lives. Audio

The car company Toyota has cast doubt on claims one of its cars failed to stop. Audio

In Australia an environmental group has formed an unlikely partnership with a financial institution to buy up some of the country's water. Audio

Fans of 1960s TV programmes have been remembering one of the greatest spies on the small screen. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

A soldier blinded by a grenade in Iraq has described how his life has been transformed by ground-breaking technology that enables him to read and identify objects with his tongue. Audio

The man who lead the Sri Lankan armed forces to victory over the Tamil Tiger rebels last year General Sarath Fonseka is to be court-martialled today. Audio

The White House says the US President Barack Obama is pushing ahead with his trip to Asia and Australia because the area is fundamental to America's economic and security interests. Audio

English footballer David Beckham is expected to miss out on playing in a fourth World Cup, despite undergoing successful surgery on his torn Achilles tendon. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio