Checkpoint

Beijing is waiting to see whether President Obama will follow through on the rhetoric of his election campaign against China's low value currency. Audio

The ASB has kicked off what could be a fresh round of home mortgage rate hikes. Audio

For the first time in Australian legal history a major trial is to be televised. Dr Jayant Patel will face manslaughter charges in a Brisbane court over his time as a surgeon in Bundaberg. Audio

It is estimated more than 8 per cent of the population uses marijuana at least once a year, but the figure could be as high as 18 percent, a rate only matched by North America and Australia. Audio

The police say a Scottish tourist is lucky to be alive after falling down a 30 metre bluff while taking a short cut on a track near the Franz Josef Glacier. Audio

Air New Zealand has announced it will be cutting it's domestic ticket prices in a bid to boost passenger numbers. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

A Chinese company is to invest $36 million in the the debt-plagued rural services firm PGG Wrightson in a deal being described as China's first step into agriculture here. Audio

In Australia, five men have been convicted of plotting to carry out an attack on the country following one of the longest trials in its history. Audio

Around a thousand people have marched in Christchurch to protest against an irrigation scheme proposed for North Canterbury. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Investigators in the United States have found a six-year-old boy whom they feared had been carried cross country by a runaway helium balloon. Audio