Mary Wilson
Evening Business for 5 April 2013
Shares in Xero have fallen 1.5% after the listed on-line accounting software company said it's likely to double its full year loss to $15 million as it continues to invest in a growth strategy. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 5 April 2013
Mighty River prospectus gives share price glimpse; a look at the MRP prospectus; red zoning not enough to claim total loss insurance; police investigate Gisborne car fire; divers carry out reccy of… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 4 April 2013
The State Services Commissioner on John Key's phone call and hiring the country's top spy. A court hears the attack on Jesse Ryder wasn't a "jesse hate crime" and new laws to fight cyber bullying. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 3 April 2013
John Key defends his role in the appointment of the country's top spy. Police investigate how a kidnapping, a car crash and a dead body are all connected and North Korea amps up the pressure on Seoul.
…Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 2 April 2013
Will the government let Tiwai Point close? Police investigate crucial new details about the shooting of a stop-go roadworker and Red zoned residents refuse Government's buyout offer. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 27 March 2013
Struggling farmers get an early pay out from Fonterra. John Key is forced to defend himself on the Sky City bid and CAA says airline pilots not under company pressure to take risks. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 26 March 2013
Fears conservation job cuts will undermine frontline work. Harsh words for an arrogant pilot who put passengers at risk and Speaker struggles to control MPs over EQC questions. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 25 March 2013
EQC admits its privacy breach is much worse than first reported. Finally a deal to save Cyprus banks from collapse and electronic monitoring of criminals under scrutiny. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 21 March 2013
A 50 thousand dollar reward for information about Jane Furlong's killer. A snap leadership vote in Australia and cautious optimistim about economic growth. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 20 March 2013
Police hunt for the killer of a roadworker. John Key defends the spy agency against more Dotcom allegations and Crown appeals mugger's sentence. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 19 March 2013
Six million dollars compensation for schools battling with Novopay. 14 years jail for a New Zealand fraudster claiming to be a Tahitian prince and a Dunedin woman pulls a man from a burning house. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 7 March 2013
Auckland's helicopter laser strikers are sentenced. Kim Dotcom is cleared to sue the Government's spy agency and the Commerce Commisssion puts financial advisors on notice. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 6 March 2013
Dairy prices rocket as the drought bites. A police prosecutor admits selling methamphetamine and a soldier's mother fights for an open investigation into her son's death. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 5 March 2013
The woman who clashed with Hekia Parata gets almost half a million dollars. Angry nationwide protests held over the Novopay debacle and is Mighty River Power grossly undervalued ? Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 4 March 2013
The Mighty River Power sale begins. An elderly woman is killed in a house fire and the trail of destruction left by four teenage girls. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 1 March 2013
Teenagers in hospital after getting caught in rip while on a school trip near Dunedin; USA succeeds in Dotcom appeal over document disclosure; Police say it's a coincidence men chased were wanted on… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 27 February 2013
West Auckland beaches are closed after a man was killed by a shark. The Maori Council loses its bid to stop asset sales and it's official - there's a drought in Northland. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 26 February 2013
New revelations about the Hobbit films. A multi-million dollar meth syndicate is busted and Finance Minister concedes might not get as much from sales. Audio