Mary Wilson
Checkpoint choice for Tuesday 18 May 2010
Police are told to make urgent changes to the way they handle child abuse cases. KiwiRail gets an extra 250 million dollars from taxpayers. The Prime Minister has signalled the Budget will not just… Audio
Checkpoint Choice for Monday 17 May 2010
More money for the owners of leaky homes. In a legal first for New Zealand the Supreme Court has ordered a retrial of a case in which a Christchurch man was acquitted of rape and murder. Evacutions as… Audio
Checkpoint Choice for Friday 14 May 2010
IPCA report on death of liquor store owner, Man found guilty of hit and run murder, Thai violence prompts NZ embassy closure, Tighter mine safety rules could have saved a life and Mixed reactions to… Audio
Checkpoint choice for Thursday 13 May 2010
Police hunting for a missing Whanganui woman reveal they've found a body. John Key is forced to eat his words over the Tuhoe cannabilism joke and tertiary institutions expect to push Government… Audio
New Government make-up in the UK
In Britain Conservative leader David Cameron is beginning his first day as Prime Minister with more details emerging about the coalition deal with the Liberal Democrats. Audio
Hummus record
Lebanon and Israel have not always seen eye to eye but now they're fighting over who can make the largest serving of hummus. Audio
International Wire Story
An 83-year-old Indian holy man, who says he has spent seven decades without food or water, has astounded a team of military doctors who studied him during a two-week observation period. Audio
Checkpoint Choice for Monday 10 May 2010
Police interview a 13 year old over the stabbing of a Bay of Plenty teacher. We hear from the uncle of a high school student who died after drinking a bottle of vodka and the Prime Minister rejects… Audio
Checkpoint Choice for Wednesday 5 May 2010
Europe's currency crisis and the affect it's having on our exporters. A Whangarei man found guilty of burning down his former workplace has had his conviction overturned by the Court of Appeal. DOC… Audio
Checkpoint Choice for Tuesday 4 May 2010
Wages increase at slowest pace in nearly a decade, High Court rules against Privacy Commissioner, Arrest in New York bomb plot and SAS could stay in Afghanistan longer than expected. Audio
Checkpoint Choice for Friday 30 May 2010
Tongan Attorney General Resigns, Lake Wakatipu continues to rise and thousands of homes in Auckland built with below standard timber. Audio
Government is expecting to cut 470 jobs
The Government is expecting to cut 470 jobs in the public service by the end of next year. Audio
Tongan Attorney General resigns
Tonga's Attorney General has resigned in protest over government interference in the judiciary saying the country is heading down the same path as Fiji. Audio