Checkpoint

The small township of Te Karaka, west of Gisborne, is still cut off this evening after heavy rain and extensive flooding forced the closure of State Highway 2. Audio

AgResearch is refusing to say more until after it briefs staff this week. Audio

Cutting jobs at Fonterra and Ag Research and a Native Council in Northland issuing Maori Passports, permits, consents and qualifications. Audio

The illegal sale of fish online is growing rapidly. The Ministry for Primary Industries says the internet has given people a new way of trading black market seafood and they're using it. Audio

The principal of one of the three East Cape schools that must close next year says the decision has traumatised both the kura and the community; A special service was held by Ngati Whatua Orakei in a… Read more Audio

In just two months time New Zealanders will be voting on four alternative flag designs which could possibly replace the country's current flag. Audio

A new study has found California is the driest its been in more than 500 years. Audio

Counties Manukau Police are trying to track down a serial sex assaulter who's been preying on women at Puhinui railway station in south Auckland Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

From tomorrow thousands of children across New Zealand are being invited to learn about light, how it works and what it does, what it means for out future. Audio

The principal of one of the three East Cape schools that must close next year says the decision has traumatised both the kura and the community. The Education Minister Hekia Parata's announcement… Read more Audio

The senior doctors' union says health bosses now accept that a doctor had the right to protest against the TPP trade deal without losing his job. Audio