Checkpoint

The best of Checkpoint. Audio

The Catholic church's most senior cleric in Ireland has rejected calls to resign over claims he helped cover up sex abuse investigations in the 1970s. Audio

In Australia, the Federal Opposition is calling on the government to make sure there is a safety inspection of each of the more than one million homes insulated under the bungled Commonwealth scheme. Audio

Two months after the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti, aid workers are scrambling to provide shelter ahead of the rainy season. Audio

In Australia, doctors are being urged to stop using high radiation CT scans without clinical justification after a review found the scans were being overused. Audio

The families of American diplomats living near the border between Mexico and the US are being told they should leave after the latest outbreak of violence by drug gangs. Audio

The world's largest non-lethal whale research expedition has returned from six weeks in Antarctic waters. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The Institution of Professional Engineers is pouring cold water on suggestions that New Zealand could have 90 percent of its electricity renewable by 2025. Audio

News from the business sector. Audio

Family doctors say league tables showing how well primary health care services are doing need to be more reliable before they are made widely available. Audio

The massive firefighting operation on Mount Allan near Dunedin could become the country's most expensive, with a projected cost of more than a million dollars. Audio