Mary Wilson
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 26 August 2013
The High Court rules some Government offers on redzoned land in Christchurch are illegal. David Cunliffe will contest the Labour leadership and quarter of a million dollars for family of a man wrongly… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 23 August 2013
Fonterra asks Sri Lanka staff to stay home amid protests; watchdog calls for urgent inquiry into police investigation of rapist Rewa; a firefighter is seriously injured in Petone; and nominations for… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 22 August 2013
Labour leader David Shearer calls it quits. The UN Security Council holds an emergency session over chemical weapons in Syria and Did the former head of Parliamentary Service jump or was he pushed? Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 21 August 2013
The unauthorised release of a journalist's email and phone records is under investiagtion in Parliament. New spy laws are about to be passed and for the first time a dairy owner is charged with… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 20 August 2013
The Reserve Bank reveals its plan for home buyers with low deposits. Buying Meridian shares on layby and a pensioner roughed-up by police demands compensation. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 19 August 2013
Emergency services are on standby, as locals are warned a Seddon dam could break. China blocks another milk powder product from New Zealand and dozens of same sex weddings are held around the country.
…Aftershocks continue after big Seddon Quake
Central New Zealand continues to be rocked by aftershocks since a large earthquake struck at half past two this afternoon, but so far there have been no reports of serious damage or injury. Audio
Descriptions of today's severe quake
There've been numerous aftershocks since the big quake which was centred ten kilometres south east of Seddon. It was eight kilometres deep and in the same region as July's 6-point-5 shake. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 15 August 2013
Emotions run high as paedophile teacher James Parker is sent to jail and Solid Energy slashes more than half its workforce at Huntly East Mine. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 14 August 2013
ACC apologises for another serious privacy breach. Paying more for power in Canterbury and Gary Romano resigns from Fonterra. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 13 August 2013
New laws to crackdown on child abusers. A new Fonterra ban - this time in Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus and a new record for Valerie Adams in Moscow. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 12 August 2013
The Government will legislate to ensure its Fonterra inquiry has the power to subpoena witnesses. A climber is killed in an avalanche near Queenstown and a deaf boy wrongly diagnosed for ten years. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 9 August 2013
Drug kingpin jailed for sophisticated importation business; Outstanding warrant on Read in Thailand until 2037; School students caught in Fonterra scare; Government still has questions about… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 8 August 2013
A 30 million dollar taxpayer subsidy to keep Tiwai Point open. Fonterra calls in independent experts to review the botulism scare and a baby cleared of having botulism. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 7 August 2013
Winston Peters claims police investigating the Epsom tea-tapes wanted to see his private phone records. An extra five years for owners to strengthen their unsafe buildings and Fonterra's chief… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 6 August 2013
China's state-run news agency slams New Zealand's 100 Percent Pure brand as a festering sore. An email to the Minister of Justice, reveals staff were worried a Judge could go completely feral on them… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 5 August 2013
Confusion over the extent of the Fonterra Botulism scare. Calls for Fonterra to be more upfront about the crisis and Police apologise to a Northland man left paralysed after his arrest. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 1 August 2013
The Parliamentary Service chief resigns over the release of a journalist's phone records. John Key warns al Qaeda trained operatives are in New Zealand and Holcim Cement shuts down production. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 31 July 2013
John Key refuses to accept responsibility for a journalist's phone records being released. A near record payout for dairy farmers will add billions to the economy and Manning escapes "aiding the… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 30 July 2013
Parliament's speaker apologises for releasing a journalist's phone records. Jon Stephenson calls on the defence force to investigate a death threat and hackers target National Party websites. Audio