Checkpoint

The mysterious appearance of various pieces of playground equipment across Dunedin have been revealed as the work of a guerrilla artist and were not an act of protest, as first suspected. Audio

The Prime Minister has released Treasury analysis looking into the opening up of ACC's work account to competition. Audio

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has just returned from Indonesia after securing a deal with his Indonesian counterpart over the fate of 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The Local Government Minister and Act Party leader Rodney Hide is being accused of rorting people over a breakfast fundraiser costing 45 dollars a head. Audio

The union for senior hospital doctors is relieved a major government shake up of the health bureaucracy has not included gutting the Ministry of Health. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Banning cars from Auckland's busy waterfront road, Tamaki Drive, was just one of the dozens of suggestions raised at a council meeting today aimed at making the cyclist blackspot safer. Audio

The Prime Minister has held out an olive branch to the union movement, saying it and the National-led Government have a lot in common. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Dozens of mines set up years ago under outdated rules could be as dangerous as the toxic site at Mapua near Nelson and the mercury-contaminated Tui mine site in Waikato. Audio

The Greens were the only party to object to the new law allowing the police to seize and crush cars, partly on the grounds it's not in keeping with the spirit of recycling. Audio