Checkpoint

As worldwide stocks of northern bluefin tuna continue to decline an endangered species convention is due to vote on an international trade ban next week. Audio

Thousands of United States troops are starting to pull out of Haiti where they've been helping maintain order after January's devastating earthquake which killed more than 200,000 people. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The brother of Pope Benedict has agreed to testify in the sex scandal rocking Germany's Catholic Church. Audio

Brazil's government has announced trade sanctions against the United States, in retaliation for Washington failing to eliminate illegal cotton subsidies to its farmers. Audio

Thailand's prime minister is on the verge of introducing strong new security measures that critics say amount to martial law, ahead of a massive political rally in Bangkok this weekend. Audio

The massacre of hundreds of Christians in central Nigeria is drawing condemnation from around the world. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

News from the business sector. Audio

The joint winner of the Prime Minister's top science prize Dr Jeff Tallon is with us. Audio

Some of the country's top scientists have been honoured at the inaugural Prime Minister's Science awards in Auckland. Audio

A High Court jury has begun its deliberations in the trail of two caregivers accused of killing an intellectually disabled woman. Audio