Checkpoint

Events as our correspondent sees them. Audio

A quick summary of events at this time. Audio

RNZ caught up with Mr. Key on his way to Asia from Darwin. Audio

France has come under terrorist attack with a bloodbath in Paris. At least 120 people have been killed in the French capital. Close to a hundred of those were killed in the Bataclan theatre alone with… Read more Audio

Reports in the Washington say the Pentagon believes that US forces may have killed the British-accented ISIS executioner known as Jihadi John. Audio

There have been extraordinary scenes at Parliament this week, stemming from the debate over the treatment of New Zealanders being detained by Australian authorities on Christmas Island. During… Read more Audio

The influential Wellington art dealer Peter McLeavey, who is credited with discovering some of the biggest names in New Zealand art, has died at 79. Audio

New Zealand Football won't appeal over the Olympics fiasco, worried that pursuing things could open them up to further litigation. Audio

A Christchurch social worker whose boss told her she was shaming the profession has been awarded more than 14 thousand dollars. Audio

The Greens are demanding the Government front up and release a report into the deaths of 900 lambs which were sent to a Saudi businessman. Audio

The art world is mourning the death of one of the country's most influential art dealers. Audio

An East Cape iwi is developing an online museum to store its old photos, diary entries and artefacts scattered around the world. Audio