Checkpoint

The US President Barack Obama has warned Wall Street not to block his reforms of the country's financial system. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The American actor Patrick Swayze, whose turn as a smoldering dance instructor made him one of the best known movie stars of the 1980s has died after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. Audio

The Maori Party is pushing the Government to give extra assistance to beneficiaries facing increased costs from the proposed Emissions Trading Scheme. Audio

Labour and the Maori Party are making a last ditch attempt to have Maori seats on the new Auckland Council as Parliament debates the super city legislation under urgency. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

In a stunning upset at the US Tennis Open, five times champion Roger Federer has been beaten by the 20 year old Argentine Juan Martin del Potro. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Officers attempted to perform CPR on the worker but he died at the scene. Audio

Our reporter Monique Devereux is following the story - she joins us now. Audio

Police in Christchurch say they'll need Government help to detain and question a man who's fled to Kenya and who is a key suspect in a violent attack which has left his ex-wife in hospital with… Read more Audio

Sophie Elliot's killer bowed his head and wiped away tears when his father Roger Weatherston told the High Court in Christchurch that he never thought his son capable of such a crime. Audio