Checkpoint

Ukraine is defending its decision not to close airspace where a Malaysian passenger plane was shot down, hours after an investigation reported back saying it should have kept planes out. Audio

The Crown says a social worker took advantage of a vulnerable boy in her care when she drove him to a Mangere motor lodge and had sex with him. Audio

Police in Northland have had a major breakthrough in their hunt for thieves who've been stealing bee hives across the region. Audio

More than twenty years ago, Patrick Renshaw, was jailed for stealing millions of dollars from clients. Audio

The ratings agency Standard and Poor's has cut Fonterra's credit rating from A to A-minus. Audio

The Labour Party is accusing the Workplace Safety Minister of coming up with his own list of high-hazard jobs, excluding dairying despite advisors telling him to keep it in, but including worm… Read more Audio

Hone Harawira has written to Maori MPs challenging them to work together to find a solution for New Zealanders detained in Australian detention centres. Audio

The Government's books are back in the black for the first time in seven years. Audio

All restrictions have been lifted on the first book banned in New Zealand in 20 years. Audio

Standard and Poor's, has cut Fonterra's credit rating. Audio

A man arrested during the search for the Levin schoolboy Alex Fisher can now be identified as his older brother. Audio

Alex Fisher's older brother appears in court. Standard and Poor's cuts Fonterra's credit rating and "Into the River" is allowed back on the shelves. Audio