Mary Wilson
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 24 August 2011
Surgeons lose a landmark tax avoidance case. More than100 MAF workers lose their jobs and 11 people are killed in one of Queensland's worst house fires. Audio
Quake offers exclude value of recent improvements
Despite government assurances, Cantabrians in red-zoned areas who carried out expensive renovations after their properties were valued in 2007 are likely to be left out of pocket. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 23 August 2011
Rebel forces seize control of large parts of the Libyan capital. Did the officer who shot dead a teenager by mistake lack experience and the World Cup All Black squad is named. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 22 August 2011
Rebel fighters stream into the heart of Tripoli. What happened to Corporal Doug Grant in Kabul and a forestry worker from Murupara collects his 12 million dollar lotto prize. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 19 August 2011
Taliban bombers attack British buildings in Kabul. A offer to buy is in the mail for thousands of people in Christchurch and the Ruth Aitkin bows out of the Silver Ferns. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 18 August 2011
Large part of Canterbury town written off, Death of Sir Paul Reeves marked as the passing of an icon, Public health organistations are condemning a move by Sky City, Navy commander pleads guilty… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 17 August 2011
The government backs down and agrees to get tough on mine safety. The boyfriend of a woman missing for eight years is charged with her murder and Graham Capill is to be released from jail. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 16 August 2011
A final verdict but questions remain about what killed a NZ tourist in Thailand. Snow falls again in Wellington and closes Christchurch down for another day and Placido Domingo flies in to sing for… Audio
Worst storm in decades
The snow storm sweeping up the country is the worst in decades. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 15 August 2011
The latest on the severe snow storm bringing widespread chaos. Wellingtonians are warned they may become stuck in their houses and a woman lost on a mountain turns up on doorstep. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 12 August 2011
Workers critically injured by overhead powerlines; charge against police officer reduced; bag-snatcher who killed woman has conviction quashed; big fine for Vodafone for misleading customers; National… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 11 August 2011
Christchurch unveils $2 billion central city rebuild, London courts sit through the night for riots accused, Questions about whether UK police should shut down BlackBerry systems, Commissioner awards… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 10 August 2011
The hunt for Britain's rioters and looters. Hundreds of taxis still don't have security cameras or panic buttons and Aoraki /Mount Cook's South Ridge becomes Hillary Ridge. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 9 August 2011
Rioters ransack parts of London and spark violence in other cities. Parliament will investigate the price of milk and one of the staunchest pro-tour campaigners dies. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 8 August 2011
Stockmarkets plunge and the dollar falls. An airline engineer is killed in a freak accident and a retailer fights to slash the All Blacks jersey price. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 3 August 2011
Defence force bullets fall into the wrong hands because of poor security. The meningococcal health scare appears to be contained and the earliest surviving Hitchcock film surfaces in New Zealand. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 2 August 2011
No let up for customers angry at the high price of milk. More clout, muscle and power for the Privacy commission and a swag of medals for New Zealand at the World Hip-Hop Dance Champs. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 28 July 2011
Hard hitting report on maternity care released, Reserve Bank keeps OCR on hold, pushes Kiwi higher, Prostitutes could be ordered off the streets of Auckland, Protestors try to arrest Tony Blair… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 27 July 2011
A controversial idea for fighting child abuse resurfaces, another finance company director is exposed as a fraudster and explosives clear the way for Canterbury's stranded skiers to get down. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 26 July 2011
The Kiwi hits a new high as President Obama tries to break the debt deadlock. New fuel taxes to help pay for new roads and will Auckland bus shelters be a pit stop for people with weak bladders? Audio