Mary Wilson
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 8 May 2015
Scottish thrashing defeats Labour in UK election;Vicious attack by a teenage girl is caught on video;Latest from the Blessie trial;Tourism West Coast wants over a million dollars of help;A dozen… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 7 May 2015
Westport's Stockton miners dealt another devastating blow; Solid Energy responds; Westport reacts to Stockton mine news; Auckland households to pay $114 a year for transport projects; Trial underway… Audio
Mark Harrison interview excerpt
Inspector Mark Harrison on the hit-and-run driver dying in a fiery crash avoiding police road spikes in Whanganui. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 6 May 2015
Car finally pulled out of water but mystery remains; The police have more; Guilty plea to manslaughter of toddler; Peters accuses govt of Auckland housing inaction to keep donors happy; Brawling Blues… Audio
Stephen Bali interview excerpt
The mayor of Blacktown City in Sydney, Stephen Bali, has sent rubbish trucks to a TV station to protest at a documentary he's labelled taxpayer-funded poverty porn, accusing SBS of making scenes up. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 4 May 2015
A man bleeds to death from a surgeon's mistakes. A strong earthquake rattles Wanaka and John Key confirms he's paying for his own legal advice over the ponytail pulling. Audio
Arthur Holland Michel interview excerpt
The first graffiti by drone is tagged on a huge billboard in New York - we hear from an NYC drone spotter. Audio
Woman trapped by pig interview excerpt
Dunedin woman explains how she was trapped in her car by a 150 kilo pig. Audio
Woman pinned by pig
Dunedin woman explains how she was trapped in her car by a 150kg pig. Audio
CCTV at home to police domestic violence
To Australia now, where women at risk from violent partners are getting CCTV in their homes as a deterrent under a trial announced in Victoria. Audio
Evidence about the injuries of Blessie Gotingco
Blessie Gotingco's body showed signs of being hit by a car, being strangled and stabbed before she was dumped in a North Shore cemetery. Audio
Evening Business for 1 May 2015
News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
Today's market update
The New Zealand dollar fell more than one cent against the US dollar this morning, after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand removed the prospect of an increase to the official cash rate. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 30 April 2015
A partial backdown by the Ports of Auckland over its extension plans. The slow pace of the relief in Nepal and the forecast milk payout drops again. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 29 April 2015
Desperate quake survivors mob choppers in Nepal. Talley's is fined 83 thousand dollars over the death of a crewman and John Key under attack for telling foreign media about NZ troops on their way to… Audio
Today's market update
The New Zealand dollar tumbled this afternoon, following a Reserve Bank Assistant Governor's speech which opened the possibility for an interest rate cut, as long as inflationary pressures remain… Audio
Today's market update
The parity party is back on hold after stronger-than-expected Australian inflation data caused the New Zealand dollar to fall from today's high of 99-point-6 cents. Audio