Checkpoint

A man in his early 50s died of advanced bowel cancer which was never treated because, despite waiting for months, he couldn't get to see a hospital specialist. Audio

Bill O'Leary, is President of the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association - he's with us now. Audio

A Bay of Plenty boy has been shot dead in a hunting accident and the police are investigating. Audio

An 11-year-old boy shot dead when a firearm was unloaded at the end of a hunt. A man who died of cancer that went untreated because he couldn't get to see a specialist and the New Zealand woman who… Read more Audio

New Zealand has come second in a worldwide survey of ex-pats as the most preferred place to live. Audio

A group of Maori and Pacific delegates travelling to Guam next year will all have to apply for U.S visas; A rowing club in Levin says it is refusing to be bullied out of its building next to Lake… Read more Audio

After years of wrangling the largest regional trade deal in the world, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, was finally settled this week. Our political reporter, Chris Bramwell, takes a look what the deal… Read more Audio

A drug patent lawyer says a Pacific-wide trade agreement to keep the protection period for new generation biological drugs at five years is good news for New Zealand's healthcare bill, if accurate. Audio

While the All Blacks face Tonga tomorrow at the Rugby World Cup, probably the biggest match of the weekend is at Twickenham, where Australia takes on Wales. Audio

The Ministry of Social Development has provided a snapshot of the number of children whose parents had lost up to half their benefits for failing to, for the most part, turn up for a meeting. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

For the first time in more than 20 years, the New Zealand driver and four time winner, Greg Murphy, won't be contesting the Great Race - the Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama in Australia. Audio