Checkpoint

Flip Flop bounced back from karaka berry poisoning as a young bird. But now the popular kiwi has succumbed, put down at Wellington Zoo after vets couldn't save him. Audio

Pharmac is facing a major hike in the price it pays for a drug used to treat a common food-borne illness that can be serious for people with compromised immune systems. Audio

Latest figures from Fiji show the country's economy grew by more than five percent last year. Audio

A nine and ten year old boy were playing with a piece of an electric fence before the ten year old was rushed to hospital with a serious head injury. Audio

The New Zealand cyclist, Linda Villumsen, has finally become a world champion, winning the individual time trial at the World Road Championships in Virginia this morning. Audio

The father of a family turned down for refugee status based on climate change, has today been deported from New Zealand. Audio

A Chinese company will invest up to 3 billion dollars in the Christchurch rebuild. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Millions of dollars in teacher training is going to target high priority subjects like maths and science, and poorly performing regions such as Northland and the East Coast. Audio

A former All Black has failed with his appeal against a firearms conviction that could stop him attending his children's Christening and accepting lucrative promotions work overseas. Audio

Māori working in the justice system say mainstream courts could end up seeing less tāngata whenua in prison and re-offendending if they adopt a more holistic model. They say there are moves in the… Read more Audio

All eyes on Japan at the Rugby World Cup overnight, as they try and pull off another upset when they meet Scotland in Gloucester. Audio