Checkpoint

China has finally done away with its much hated one-child policy that's been around since 1979. Audio

It's just 35 hours until the Big Game. The All Blacks will this Sunday hope to become the first team to ever defend their Rugby World Cup title when they meet the Wallabies at Twickenham. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Finding missing trampers or lost ships and planes is about to get a lot easier. Audio

The fifth attempt to get marine protection for the Ross Sea has failed, but at the eleventh hour China came to the table, saying it could support a revised proposal. Audio

Securing a free trade deal with the European Union has inched closer with the Government wanting to begin formal negotiations as soon as possible. Audio

Housing New Zealand has fenced off a mountain of rubbish and brought in a security guard to make sure no one else dumps junk on a piece of land it owns in South Auckland. Audio

As the rugby world awaits the much-anticipated New Zealand-Australia clash on Sunday morning, tonight there's another trans-tasman clash that has a lot riding on it. Audio

New Zealand is denying suggestions that it was pressured by Israel not to bring a new resolution on the Middle East to United Nations Security Council. Audio

Top-flight rugby league brawler Russell Packer is facing possible deportation, the latest New Zealander to fall foul of Australia's tightened visa laws. Audio

Business confidence has rebounded into positive territory, according to the latest ANZ bank's monthly survey. Audio

More now on the 60 or so households mostly cut off after a bridge slumped in floodwaters just north of Upper Hutt. Audio