Checkpoint

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Back now to the deal between National and ACT opening up ACC to competition. Audio

Police are hunting for a convicted murderer who's escaped from Tongariro Rangipo Prison. Audio

Plans to give local councils, the commerce commission and even the boxing and wrestling federation the same powers as the police to search and watch over people are being stronly challenged in… Read more Audio

A man who stole war medals including 9 Victoria Crosses has been described as a cruel and calculating career criminal. Audio

The Accident Compensation Corporation looks set to face competition from private insurers. Audio

This year they've drawn billion dollar bonuses that defy the very existence of the global financial crisis but one bank on Wall Street has announced it will adopt more restrictive pay guidelines for… Read more Audio

Nicaragua's Supreme Court has voted to allow the country's leftist President, Daniel Ortega, to seek re-election for a second term in 2011. Audio

Newly released documents have shed some light on how the fugitive director Roman Polanski came to be arrested on a trip to Zurich. Audio

Fans of the beautiful game are hoping the Wellington City Council will set up a special viewing zone, outside of Westpac stadium, for those who have missed out on tickets to the All Whites Football… Read more Audio

Dunedin's Town Hall will be closed for more than a year from next June, as part of a 45 million dollar redevelopment of the popular arts, entertainment and conference venue. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio