Checkpoint

The whanau of a young father shot while hunting with friends says it's a tragic accident. Audio

Another hunter is shot dead - the second in a week. A big fine for a dangerous fireworks display at a rugby test match and a ban on car window washers. Audio

Triathlete Andrea Hewitt has become the first athlete to gain selection into the New Zealand Team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Audio

Former Labour MP, Maryan Street, makes first submission to the Health Committee's inquiry into public attitudes to euthanasia. Current Labour MP, Sue Moroney, also kicks off submissions on her paid… Read more Audio

The Minister of Maori Development has come out swinging at the churches that run Maori boarding schools, after the Minister of Education announced an interim decision that Turakina Maori Girls'… Read more Audio

Helen Kelly says stepping down as the president of the Council of Trade Unions won't stop her fighting for workers' rights and trying to narrow the gender pay gap. Audio

Someone has dumped DDT and arsenic in the Ophua River in South Canterbury, with tests showing very high levels in one spot. Audio

NIWA is forecasting an increase in the number and strength of cyclones in the south-west Pacific this summer, and is warning the islands in their path to prepare for the worst. Audio

The man behind an online petition supporting a helicopter pilot who's facing charges for helping save the life of an injured hunter, hopes it will lead to the Civil Aviation Authroity dropping the… Read more Audio

Hillary Clinton appears to have come up trumps in the first Democratic Presidential debate. Audio

Opposition parties want the Government to take cancer patients off the Jobseeker benefit. Audio

Opposition parties say the Government's pitiful surplus means nothing as unemployment is still high and economic growth slow. Audio