Security

It's thirty years next week since the Chenobyl nuclear explosion, and some are still living in the highly-contaminated area directly surrounding the blast. Audio

Toby Manhire interviews Emily Bell, Professor of Professional Practice and Director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, at Columbia Journalism School, who recently delivered the lecture, The End of… Audio

As the Opposition loudly makes claims about the Panama Papers, Mossack Fonseca, John Key and John Shewan, what the papers themselves actually reveal about New Zealand and the foreign money in very… Audio

Airport sniffer dogs are missing smuggled drugs but picking up on cheese and sausages. Audio

A tax expert says New Zealand is already moving toward automatically swapping information with other countries but that shouldn't stop the government from protecting the country's reputation. Audio

The Security Intelligence Service is changing the way it handles the highly personal information of thousands of New Zealanders to ensure it can only be used for security clearances. Audio

What are Helen Clark's chances at the UN's top job? Security Council Executive Director Ian Martin joins Checkpoint. Audio

Helen Clark has announced her intention to run for the top job at the United Nations, after almost 7 years as the Administrator of its Development Programme. Audio

We begin tonight with the news that the NZ SIS, as revealed in their interim report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, has carried out warrantless surveillance. Audio

Is it possible to report shocking attacks like those in Brussels properly without feeding the publicity needs of those who carry them out? How should media handle the output of propaganda from ISIS… Audio