Karen Brown
Murderer planned to escape to South Africa
The man who stabbed his wife to death planned to escape to South Africa after carrying out the killing. Audio
Evening Business for 16 December 2015
News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
Electric shocks turn crash into tragedy
A low-speed crash into a power pole turned to tragedy when five young people from two cars got electric shocks with one of them dying. Audio
Depressed woman died after leaving health unit
The death of a woman who committed suicide after escaping from Waikato Hospital's mental health centre could have been prevented if she had better care. Audio
Government to shut down Whangaruru's failing charter school
An educational experiment in the Far North is about to become the first charter school to fail. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 16 December 2015
Murderer Michael Preston purposely left the knife in neck of his estranged wife Mei Fan, as a final insult to her and to mark his victory and an educational experiment in the Far North is about to… Audio
Evening Business for 15 December 2015
News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 15 December 2015
A judge has ruled that a disgraced Malaysian diplomat had a sexual motive when he followed and attacked a Wellington woman and A financial advisor involved in the Jonah Lomu Legacy Trust says the… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 14 December 2015
The Law Commission calls for a specialist sexual violence court.) DOC takes action against two deerstalkers who shot dead four highly endangered takahe and the Black Sticks settle for silver at the… Audio
Evening Business for 11 December 2015
News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 11 December 2015
Two people have been hurt in a firearms alert in Rotorua this afternoon and The Waihopai Valley is braced for evacuation in the face of a forecast change in the weather that could spread what is… Audio
Late Edition for 10 December 2015
New Zealand's government announces a new internet security strategy and agency, CERT; Bill English outs the at-risk areas where young adults live; Nine to Noon goes for baroque, and; Dateline Pacific… Audio
Evening Business for 10 December 2015
News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 10 December 2015
Amandeep Kaur laughed as she told her lover "we will go together" during a police interview of the pair - the day after they murdered her husband and New Zealanders are getting fatter, less active and… Audio
Evening Business for 9 December 2015
News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 9 December 2015
Serco has lost it controversial contract to run Mount Eden prison. Another prompt for the chief inspector to investigate Mt Eden was the death of Nick Evans in May this year shortly after he was… Audio
Evening Business for 8 December 2015
News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 8 December 2015
The Justice Minister today sought and received an assurance from the Australian government, about New Zealanders in detention and their ability to appeal if they are deported here and a man who raped… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 7 December 2015
Judith Collins - back in Cabinet as Minister of Police and Corrections. In rare speech from the Oval Office President Obama vows to destroy IS and Auckland investors wanting to become Dunedin… Audio
Evening Business for 4 December 2015
News from the business sector including a market report. Audio