Checkpoint

The Australian government is to clamp down on the way drug and medical companies push their products, by lavishing inducements on doctors. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Some Christchurch city councillors are sceptical about the Christchurch mayor's suggestion that the council buy and demolish a Wainoni house where the bodies of two women were found buried under the… Read more Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Hubble telescope has sent back the first pictures of deep space taken by a new camera fitted earlier this year. Audio

The partial defence of provocation has been called a"homophobic hangover"that should have been done away with long ago. Audio

A halfway house which will provide long term, around- the-clock support for prisoners who have been released from lengthy jail terms is being planned for Wellington. Audio

One year on from the height of the financial panic, the former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan has revealed what he thinks went wrong. Audio

MPs have been told that if New Zealanders' infatuation with property investment is going to change, they need to have more confidence in other kinds of investment. Audio

The Reserve Bank Governor has urged New Zealanders against a debt-fuelled housing binge, saying it's not in the best interests of the economy. Audio

The Government has announced details of its roll-out plan for fast broadband to rural areas. Audio

A mother-of-six has been found guilty of seriously injuring one of her sons, and failing to get medical help immediately after he fell unconscious. Audio