Mary Wilson
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 20 November 2012
Labour MPs vote on the party leadership. China demands more from NZ exporters and Timaru school checks safety procedures after suspected abduction. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 19 November 2012
Labour will hold a leadership vote tomorrow afternoon. Heartbreak emerges over Queenstown NZ Post thefts and friends and family of the Pike River workers remember. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 16 November 2012
Hamas rocket hits a house in Tel Aviv killing three, Meth-fuelled gang member jailed for shooting at cop, Drugs found with body found on grounded yacht, Increased likelihood of an eruption at Mt… Audio
Child Youth and Family responds
Child Youth and Family has refused to come on the programme, but did make this statement. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 14 November 2012
The man who killed two year old JJ is found guilty of murder. The Catholic Church can't find any record of warnings about an Australian paedophile priest and complainant about Parker astonished police… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 12 November 2012
A court hears that a toddler was murdered because he was a nuisance. The Ports of Auckland dispute escalates again and trial begins for man accused of road rage stabbing murder. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 8 November 2012
An unexpected sharp rise in unemployment. The Employment Minister Stephen Joyce agrees the job numbers aren't good and a crashed truck closes the desert road. Audio
The race to be the next US President
It's still too close to call in the race to be the next President of the United States, with Barack Obama and Mitt Romney neck and neck in several battleground states. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 7 November 2012
Counting down in the US presidential election - a result still too close to call and PM rejects calls for Wilkinson to go from cabinet. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 6 November 2012
Health and safety staff who monitered Pike River are under investigation and a teenager is accused of laser strike on police helicopter. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 5 November 2012
Pike River Coal put its miners in danger. The Minister of Labour resigns in the wake of the critical report and the Electoral commission suggests thresholds lowered. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 2 November 2012
MSD warned about privacy risks but failed to fix kiosk flaws; Blogger says MSD investigation into breaches raises questions; House in home invasion deliberately targeted; Aquaculture farmers say a… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 31 October 2012
How did a large haul of drugs get inside a shipment of Fonterra milk powder? Cleaning up after one of the deadliest storms ever to hit the US and a hot dry summer is on the way for many parts of the… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 30 October 2012
The death toll rises as Sandy hits the East Coast of the US. Thousands of cleaners may lose the right to keep their jobs if their business is sold and a Lord Mayor and one council to rule the capital.
…Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 29 October 2012
Evidence of horrific injuries which killed a two year old boy. Making housing affordable with more high density homes and New York city comes to a virtual standstill as it braces for one of the… Audio
Evening Business for 26 October 2012
Restaurant Brands says it is not disappointed with its half yearly results despite flat revenues. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 26 October 2012
Mother of Pike River worker says fine against drilling company not enough;Reaction to fine over Pike River mine blast;$300,000 fine for Rena owners;New Reserve Bank governor says high dollar damaging… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 25 October 2012
Police deception threatens another gang prosecution. Solid Energy makes 350 staff and contractors at Spring Creek redundant and Pike River's Peter Whittall pleads not guilty in Greymouth. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 24 October 2012
A gang drug case is sunk by police deceiving the court. Two more security breaches at Work and Income and New Zealand's largest energy network company is fighting a Commerce Commission finding that it… Audio