Checkpoint

Jan Marsh is the director of education for Taranaki, Wanganui and Manawatu. Audio

Students at Hawera Intermediate won't be back at school until at least Thursday, after a major blaze wiped out several classrooms early this morning. Arthur Fryer is a retired teacher who taught at… Read more Audio

A 60-year-old Auckland businessman has appeared in court on blackmail charges over the 1080 infant formula threat that sparked headlines worldwide. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

There are warnings that Australia's booming housing market is about to bust. Research analyst Damien Boey warns that property investment is now riskier than the equity market. Audio

A Maori dental surgeon says evidence that less than 20 percent of elderly Maori visit a dentist is a wake-up call to oral health services to meet the needs of kaumatua. Audio

A Banks Peninsula local has raised the prospect of messy freedom campers flooding in from Christchurch city and another's spoken of stepping in their excrement. Audio

Vanuatu's traditional chiefs have called on the country's President to revoke the controversial pardoning of 14 MPs found guilty of corruption. Sally Round reports for Radio New Zealand International.

Andrew Little says it's a disgrace that the chair of a panel reviewing Child Youth and Family is being paid two thousand dollars a day. Political reporter Benedict Collins has more. Audio

Michael Barnett who heads the Infant Formula Exporters association of smaller companies puts the total to taxpayers at $10 million. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The police in Auckland now hold fears for a young man who never made it home from a night out on the town. Audio