Checkpoint

Water experts have been told that a critical challenge facing this country is that the governance and management of freshwater must recognise Maori interests; A group of whanau who live at Takapuwahia… Read more Audio

A Dallas teenager, arrested by police when the home-made clock that he'd brought to school, was mistaken for a bomb - is now going to the White House. Audio

The Crown is rejecting a prison inmate's defence that he was badly beaten up and then forced to take part in the Springhill riots two years ago. Audio

Kiwirail's General Manager Metro, David Shepherd, says they have made changes to ensure it won't happen again. Audio

Thousands of rail passengers rode a train with faulty brakes for more than ten weeks because Kiwirail maintenance workers forgot to install a pin. Audio

The Government says public opposition to the sale of a large central North Island farm to a foreign invester was not behind its decision to block the sale. Audio

Earlier Civil Defence tsunami warnings failed to include Northland, but it's now been added to the list of areas that could be at risk. Audio

And now more on our top story, the eight point three magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile earlier today. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A new world standard for sustainable aquaculture was launched at an industry conference in Nelson today. Audio

The Immigration Minister has dismissed calls for the Government to do more to assist climate change refugees from the Pacific as colonialistic, white person's guilt. Audio

Water experts have been told that a critical challenge facing this country is that the governance and management of freshwater must recognise Maori interests. The comment has come from a member of the… Read more Audio