Checkpoint

The Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says the government's 300 million dollar injection for emergency housing isn't an admission that the housing sector is in crisis. Audio

An upcoming television interview with Gable Tostee - the man acquitted of murdering New Zealand woman Warriena Wright - has sparked an online backlash. Audio

A man whose body was found dumped outside a group of flats in Palmerston North was paranoid and behaved abnormally the night he died a Jury has been told. Audio

The union for early childhood teachers says the quality of their service is at risk due to government funding reductions, and is calling for more money. Audio

The police are not ruling out charging a woman who lit fires on Browns Island, after becoming stranded. Audio

Bill English' wife, Mary English, has given a rare, personal submission against the legalisation of euthanasia. Audio

A slaughterhouse worker convicted of animal cruelty charges has had his home detention sentence replaced with jail time. Audio