Checkpoint

Around 60 people representing state tenants from all over the country marched on Parliament today calling on the government to rethink its plan to sell off state houses. Our reporter Shannon Gillies… Read more Audio

Parliament resumes after a fortnight's adjournment with Opposition MPs keen to quiz Government ministers about the contents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). Greens co-leader, James… Read more Audio

The Māori Party is calling the late Dame Whina Cooper a visionary woman for her part in leading the Māori land march in 1975. A Maori dental surgeon says evidence that less than 20 percent of elderly… Read more Audio

There are new warnings over how quickly parts of Antarctica are melting now and will melt in the future if climate change continues at the current rate. Leading scientist Luke Trusel says they've… Read more Audio

Slow, understaffed and not dealing fairly with foreign investment - those are the latest brickbats thrown at the Overseas Investment Office. This time from the Labour Party following criticism from… Read more Audio

The High Court in Wellington has found the Trade Minister acted unlawfully in the way he rejected requests for information about the trans-Pacific trade negotiations. Audio

Most telecommunications companies in Australia have failed to meet today's deadline to start collecting and storing customers' metadata. The ABC's Will Ockenden, explains what the providers are being… Read more Audio

America's FAA is starting trials of technology that tracks down rogue drones being flown near airports and can even bring them down in future. Audio

Jan Marsh is the director of education for Taranaki, Wanganui and Manawatu. Audio

Students at Hawera Intermediate won't be back at school until at least Thursday, after a major blaze wiped out several classrooms early this morning. Arthur Fryer is a retired teacher who taught at… Read more Audio

A 60-year-old Auckland businessman has appeared in court on blackmail charges over the 1080 infant formula threat that sparked headlines worldwide. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio