Checkpoint

The police in Christchurch say somebody could have been killed by a prank which left a teenager with a cut throat. Audio

The Green Party says 18 councils are spraying a highly toxic insecticide on sports fields throughout the country. Audio

Radio New Zealand's economics correspondent Nigel Stirling explains what it means for the New Zealand market. Audio

The United States Senate approved a revised $US700 billion bailout bill on Wednesday. Audio

A Russian army lieutenant has made a very original and public complaint about living conditions in his barracks. Audio

This afternoon around a thousand people bid Austin Hemmings farewell. Audio

For almost 2 hundred years the soldiers of the Ghurkha regiment have fought for Britain. Audio

Yet another record has been broken in Europe's battle to prevent African migrants reaching its shores. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Hope is fading for a man believed to have been attacked by a 5 metre crocodile in far North Queensland. Audio

The American nuclear envoy Christopher Hill is preparing to travel to the North Korean capital Pyongyang. Audio

A new chapter begins in Iraq today which may prove to be a key test of the government's authority. Audio