Mary Wilson
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 3 November 2014
A resthome patient, so badly cared for, he had to have his leg amputated. John Key promises an independent stance on the fight against Islamic State and a NZ horse is among the favourites to win the… Audio
Jacob Kajavala interview
A forestry contractor who almost died cutting corners to try to make money says today is a huge turning point for New Zealand's most dangerous industry. The Independent Forestry Safety Panel laid out… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 30 October 2014
A top officer who stole and sold P from a police station prepares to go to jail. The Justice Minister revisits the idea of a special court for sexual abuse cases and Green MP taken to task over Ebola… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 29 October 2014
No charges for the boys who boasted about drunken underage sex. Auckland's plan to raise an extra twelve billion dollars to ease traffic-jams and John Banks goes to Court of Appeal. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 28 October 2014
A major win for resthome workers but it comes with a warning. The trial of a top police officer accused of dealing drugs from the Whangarei police station and students from Auckland's elite Kings… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 23 October 2014
Canada's gunman identified as Ottawa vows to redouble its fight against terrorist groups. New Zealand's Parliament tightens security and Auckland's creepy Santa is rescued. Audio
John McKay interview
John McKay was one of MPs in the Canadian Parliament when today's shooting started - he recounts what happened. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 22 October 2014
Surprise backing for John Key's stand on free school lunches. The man who's been using a walking stick to drive his car and the Washington Post's most famous editor dies. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 21 October 2014
Police deny knowing about the disappearance of a mother and child years ago. No prosecutions for failing to test for asbestos in Canterbury's quake damaged homes and Gough Whitlam dies at 98. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 20 October 2014
Why police weren't told about a seven year old double-homicide until last year? John Key raises the rhetoric on the fight against Islamic State and surgeon operates on patient without knowing she… Audio
Clive Rennie interview
Otago Boys' High School rector Clive Rennie talks about the crash yesterday when three boys in a rowing team were hurt, one seriously, when their coach's powerboat slammed into them. A 12-year-old has… Audio
Bob Carr interview
Australia's former Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Bob Carr says New Zealand faces a tough time getting things done now it's got on to the UN Security Council, where his country is ending its… Audio
Today's market update
New Zealand shares fell today, with the benchmark Top 50 Index falling 31 points to 5132 points. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 16 October 2014
At least 26 dead in Nepal's blizzard-hit Annapurna ranges. 70 manufacturing jobs are cut and accusations fly as US Ebola health workers move to contain the disease. Audio
Today's market update
New Zealand shares rose today, with the benchmark Top 50 Index gaining 17 points, or a third of percent, to 5163 points. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 15 October 2014
A top military meeting in Washington - why was NZ invited ?? A police officer admits dealing in P, and taking a bribe and tensions rise in Hong Kong as police pepper spray and attack protesters. Audio
Today's market update
New Zealand shares fell today, with the benchmark Top 50 Index losing 24 points, or about half a percent, to 5146 points. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 14 October 2014
Lawyers slam the SFO's investigation into South Canterbury Finance. Nanaia Mahuta joins the race for the Labour Party leadership and an Auckland based website caught up in the IS terror network. Audio
Serious Fraud Office interview
The SFO defends its prosecution of three former South Canterbury Finance directors, after two were cleared today of all charges in the High Court at Timaru. The third, Edward Sullivan, was found… Audio
Twisty ties the latest weapon in guava moth battle
The common twisty tie is being used to confuse male guava moths into hunting for a female mate, that doesn't exist, by using smell to disrupt the moths' mating cycle . ]tags] pest control, science Audio