Checkpoint

An Auckland-based rocket firm has signed a deal to send three rockets to the moon. Audio

A young New Zealand basketballer fled for his life in a mass school shooting in Oregon today, then warned his coach what was happening and to alert his team-mates. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The tradition of children starting school on their fifth birthday is being challenged. Audio

Rangatahi have completed their first dive in Wellington as part of a police and social services initiative to keep them out of trouble; Labour's Maori Development spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta is calling… Read more Audio

Many New Zealanders are secretly backing the Wallabies to win the Rugby World Cup. Audio

The retail giant Harvey Norman is facing a backlash from hundreds of angry customers who thought they had bought furniture at bargain basement prices. Audio

Auckland fire investigators have spent the day trying to find out how a blaze started in a Ponsonby villa, killing an elderly woman, along with several of her dogs. Audio

More now on the mass shooting at an Oregon college where a gunman massacred 10 people earlier today, before being shot dead by police. Audio

Commodity prices have risen, because of higher dairy and aluminium prices. Audio

A Tokoroa logging company has been fined 25-thousand dollars and ordered to pay reparation of 105 thousand dollars over the death of a forestry worker two years ago. Audio

A woman accused of shooting at police during a high speed chase has appeared at the Waitakere District Court this afternoon. Audio