Checkpoint

A survey of chief executives' pay shows it's still bosses in the private sector who are earning the big bucks. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The Hutt City Council is working with a local polytechnic on a new project to build houses for people in need. Audio

KiwiRail is considering closing unprofitable branch lines to avert a potential budget blowout. Audio

The political crisis in Honduras has deepened, with Brazil rejecting an ultimatum over the diplomatic protection its giving ousted leader Manuel Zelaya. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Tobacco companies are being accused of trying to circumvent the rules of displaying graphic pictures on cigarette packets. Audio

The interim leader of Fiji has used an address to the United Nations to accuse politicians in his own country of involvement with terrorism, and those abroad of conspiring against his regime. Audio

News from the business sector. Audio

A two-week climate change meeting is underway in Thailand, the last such conference of its kind before the much-vaunted Copenhagen talks in December. Audio

The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has come out fighting on the first day of the Labour Party conference in the southern English seaside city of Brighton. Audio

The acting Prime Minister Bill English has bowed to public pressure and says he will no longer accept the parliamentary housing allowance. Audio