Checkpoint

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The Obama administration is showing increasing impatience with Afghanistan's politicians with yet another delay in handing down the official review into election fraud. Audio

For the latest news from the UK, we're joined by our correspondent in London, Barney Burnham. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Only one out of seven people treated with anti-depressants gets better while three will improve from being given a placebo. Audio

Several bushfires are raging across the Australian state of Queensland, covering thousands of hectares. Audio

News from the business sector. Audio

The Australian government's confirmed that a convicted people smuggler was onboard the boat bound for Australia carrying 250 Sri Lankan asylum seekers. Audio

In Pakistan, the Taliban is warning of more terrorist attacks as government troops continue their offensive in South Waziristan. Audio

Environmental groups are at odds over the importation of the tropical hardwood, Kwila. Audio

Victims of sexual abuse have held rallies around the country today to protest against changes to ACC funded counselling. Audio

A larger than life statue of former Premier John Ballance has been unveiled outside the Wanganui District Council, rousing memories of the city's 1995 land protests. Audio