Checkpoint

Otago University was thrown into chaos today in spite of police attempts to manage an anonymous online shooting threat. Audio

A group campaigning for New Zealanders' rights says many people being held in Australian detention centres are suicidal after living in what they describe as war camps. Audio

The search team has spent the day scowering hundreds of hectares of forest for a missing 10-year-old boy near Levin. Audio

The Prime Minister has flown out of Iraq in the last few hours, after spending two days at Taji Camp with the New Zealand troops who are training Iraqi security forces. Audio

Sue Smith owns the Bonnie Kinghts Motel in Mosgiel. Audio

Major fires in the south damaging some homes and threatening others. Audio

Major fires in the south damaging some homes and threatening others. The Prime Minister's secret visit to NZ troops in Iraq and the search for the missing 10 year old boy near Levin. Audio

The Federation of Maori Authorities says the removal of tariffs across the Trans-Pacific Partnership will provide more trade opportunities for Maori exporters. New figures show an increase in the… Read more Audio

A lawyer representing a group of Indonesian fishermen is fighting for the right to have their case for lost wages heard in the Employment Court. Maritime lawyer, Peter Dawson joins Checkpoint. Audio

The long running battle between the meat company Affco and its workers continued in the employment court today. Darien Fenton is an organiser for the meat workers union. Audio

A dozen candidates in the Canadian elections have been forced to quit after comments they made on social media came back to haunt them. Ottawa journalist Jessica Murphy has been covering the… Read more Audio

Aucklanders are increasingly considering fleeing the big city to find employment elsewhere because of the high cost of houses and living. Kim Baker Wilson reports. Audio