Checkpoint

The Stroke Foundation is warning that a far greater number of New Zealanders are at risk from high blood pressure than previously thought. Audio

Yesterday's surprise rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia has spurred confidence around the world that the global economy might be on the mend. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Agencies providing aid for Samoa are being brought together to coordinate their efforts. Audio

The United States President Barack Obama has held one of a series of key meetings on whether or not to send more troops to Afghanistan. Audio

Housing New Zealand claims it's acted within the law in trying to evict a group of Lower Hutt women with Mongrel Mob connections from their state houses. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

News from the business sector. Audio

Listening to that interview and joining us now, is Housing New Zealand's General Manager of Assets, Kevin Mara. Audio

Housing New Zealand's being accused of lying about its involvement with the Pepperwood Mews development. Audio

Police investigating the dissappearance of missing 2 year old Asiling Symes have widened their search and are now focusing their efforts on the possibility she could have been abducted. Audio

A New Zealand navy dive team in Samoa has spent today searching a lagoon in Lalomanu for more bodies in the wake of last week's tsunami. Audio