Checkpoint

A body has been pulled out of a hot pool in a central city park in Rotorua. Andrew McRae is covering the story. Audio

A 60-year-old Auckland businessman has appeared in court charged with criminal blackmail over the threat to poison infant milk formula with 1080. Our report Lauren Baker was at the Manukau District… Read more Audio

A 60-year-old Auckland businessman has appeared in court charged with criminal blackmail over the threat to poison infant milk formula with 1080. Kate Newton reports. Audio

Businessman charged with blackmail over 1080 formula threat, Businessman charged with blackmail - report from court, Body recovered from hot pool, Judge overwhelmed with emotion in court, NZ convicted… Read more Audio

Blyth Tait's dream of making it to a fifth Olympics is one step closer after New Zealand's equestrian team sealed a place at Rio next year with a third placed finish at a qualification event in The… Read more Audio

The New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute says a Maori cultural exhibition that's just opened in Rio de Janeiro is generating huge interest; A recycling kaupapa is being credited for diverting… Read more Audio

The Drug Foundation says doctors are scared of medicinal cannabis and aren't keeping up with the science on its benefits for some patients. Audio

Military officials from the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have been meeting in Wellington to set out rules for the use of satellites in space. Audio

A family doctor and a hospital breached the rights of a man in his early 50s who died of cancer that went untreated after months of waiting. Audio

The convicted speaker of Vanuatu's parliament has pardoned himself and 13 other convicted MPs after stepping in to act as President while the country's head of state was abroad Audio

There are fears the global flow of dirty money is sloshing into Australia's red-hot real estate market without many controls. Audio

A flag has been flying at half-mast outside Reporoa Primary School to mark the death of one of its pupils at the weekend. Audio