Checkpoint

The case between scientist Jim Salinger and the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research has begun at the Employment Relations Authority in Auckland. Audio

Iran is accusing agents in Pakistan of instigating a suicide attack which killed 42 people, including six commanders of its elite Revolutionary Guards, in a remote area near the Pakistan border. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key and the ACC Minister, Nick Smith, are to meet with the ACT Party leader this evening to try to nail down support to progress ACC legislation. Audio

Three days after the world watched a giant balloon fly through the air, while its owners tearfully told media their 6-year-old son could be inside, police have announced what millions already… Read more Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The Government says annual increases in health spending will fall in the future from 8 percent to about 5 percent. Audio

Listening to that ACC general manager Denise Cosgrove. Audio

Hundreds of demonstrators have held rallies around the country protesting against tighter rules for who can get ACC funded counselling. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Schoolboys from Auckland Grammar are in hot water, over photographs of their hijinks with Nazi regalia at the Auckland War Memorial Museum Audio

A High Court jury in Auckland has been told that an 11 week-old girl, was subjected to systematic neglect and violence from her parents before her death. Audio