Mary Wilson
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 24 June 2013
Will the government get enough votes to allow the GCSB to spy on New Zealanders? The rush to save snow-stranded stock in the south and a convicted killer, on the run for 15-years, was travelling on a… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 21 June 2013
Thousands still in dark after savage storm in capital; WCCs Richard MacLean on the storm; Another day of snow, closures and power cuts for the south; Father says Defence offer of compensation is… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 7 June 2013
The future of Peter Dunne and of his party; Police search cellphone camera footage of witnesses to a fight in Auckland that left a teenager dead last night, and; the boy excluded from a Paeroa school… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 6 June 2013
A Waikato primary school refuses to back down and re-enrol a violent 11 year old and Trevor Mallard and the entire New Zealand First caucus walk out of Parliament in protest over Peter Dunne. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 5 June 2013
Dozens of goverment agencies don't know if their websites are secure. The man who killed and dismembered a Christchurch teenager will spend at least 18 years behind bars and Peter Dunne under pressure… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 4 June 2013
Two top Education Ministry staff could lose their jobs over the Novopay fiasco. Tuhoe signs its treaty settlement with the Crown and Engineers man pumps at Kingston landslip in heavy rain. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 30 May 2013
Lombard Finance directors not only lose their appeal, they now face harsher sentences. Newspapers stand by a cartoon labelled racist and offensive and what happened to Kaye Stewart in the Rimutaka… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 29 May 2013
The final whistle blows for Christchurch schools. Fonterra's forecast payout is expected to be worth an extra 2 billion dollars to the economy and Peter Dunne denies leaking a highly sensitive spy… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 28 May 2013
The government steps in to feed kids at school. Police fail to keep a mentally impaired, unlicenced driver off the road and apologies from high profile company director who warned exporters not to… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 27 May 2013
A new law to protect victims from their attackers. Northland principals beg for help to deal with violent children and a weekend of horrific driving by Nelson teenagers. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 23 May 2013
Mining conservation land on the Denniston Plateau. Government bureaucrats get the blame for the China meat blockade and street battles in London after the brutal killing of a British soldier. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 22 May 2013
Tuhoe fury over illegal searches and roadblocks in Urewera raids and four schools in Christchurch will close and become one. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 21 May 2013
The country's spy agency says it's been cleared of illegal spying. The frantic search for survivors after a deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City and a family's battle to save their disabled son from… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 20 May 2013
A derailed train disrupts the trip home for thousands of Wellington commuters. Tauranga Hospital fails an elderly patient who later died and a hospital smoking ban is labelled torture. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 16 May 2013
The Budget spells out big changes to drive down house prices. Local councils respond to the budget announcement and a Nelson couple's battle with the fire service may cost them their home and a plan… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 15 May 2013
A new plan to rein in house prices - but will it make homes more affordable? Banning powerful laser pointers and Collins defends lack of progress on MMP changes. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 14 May 2013
John Key dumps the MMP review. Police numbers drop despite promises not to cut frontline officers and Aaron Gilmore tells Parliament he's retreating - but not surrendering. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 13 May 2013
The compensation deal for Skycity casino. Calls for education officials to go undercover to nab cheats and Aaron Gilmore is accused of sending revenge text messages. Audio
Evening Business for 3 May 2013
GFNZ, formerly Geneva Finance, now looks set to survive through to the end of its moratorium in March 2015. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 3 May 2013
Police prosecutor jailed for dealing drugs;Sharebrokers getting late rush of MRP investors;Pressure mounts on MP Aaron Gilmore;Police rule out anyone else being at risk;Mother of electrocuted son is… Audio