Checkpoint

Ngai Tahu Maori from around the country are gathering in Dunedin to celebrate their identity and culture. Audio

People in Christchurch are being warned to expect clashes between locals and freedom campers this summer if a proposed by-law is passed. Audio

The wife of a Taranaki farm worker, who police say killed his son, has told a court the couple often got behind with their bills. Audio

The Government's extended the time it's giving social housing agencies to sign up to the planned sale of nearly fifteen hundred state houses. Audio

The man who targeted elderly women in their homes has been given a jail sentence that could never end. Audio

A drain layer who sat in the middle of a busy Christchurch intersection after being caught smoking synthetic cannabis in a portaloo has won his case for unfair dismissal. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A Hastings doctor is still able to practice though he faces five charges of stupefying and eight charges of indecently assaulting male patients. Audio

A killer who dumped his girlfriend's body in a bin is reported to be among the dozen Christmas Island deportees who arrived back in the country yesterday. Audio

It's been revealed the New Zealand Rugby Union spoke to Jonah Lomu's family before going ahead with Richie McCaw's retirement announcement yesterday. Audio

A Sikh student having a coffee at an Auckland cafe's been mistaken for a terrorist, with police called out to investigate whether his headphones were a bomb. Audio

Sikh student mistaken for terrorist over headphones. Lomu family news conference. 'God help New Zealand ' - mother of deportee's victim. Doctor clear to practice though facing stupefying charges… Read more Audio