Checkpoint

New Zealand will take 750 more refugees from Syria - 100 this year and 500 over the following two years, and the other 150 under the existing intake quota. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A woman who failed to take her 2-year-old son to the doctor after he suffered burns to his hands so severe that his fingers eventually fused together, has gone on trial in the Wellington District… Read more Audio

The much anticipated Whanau Ora report has found the programme is providing good outcomes but it doesn't say how much they cost. The Minister of Maori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, has just released… Read more Audio

A meeting's underway that will hear a call for a total ban on fishing off New Brighton pier after a rash of nasty run-ins at the Christchurch landmark. Audio

An ambulance paramedic ignored an alarm about his patient's deteriorating condition as he raced to deliver her to hospital in time to save her. Audio

More now on the extra 600 refugees coming to New Zealand from Syria. Audio

Librarians and publishers are throwing their support behind the author of an award-winning young adults novel that's been banned. Audio

CBL Corporation is seeking up to 132 million dollars through a share float on the New Zealand and Australian sharemarkets. Audio

The much anticipated Whanau Ora report has found the programme is providing good outcomes but it doesn't say how much they cost. Audio

A court has heard that the police officer who arrested forestry contractor Paul Burr told him he was forced to do so by someone 'higher up the food chain', and said the manslaughter charge was wrong. Audio

A farm training centre is having to pay back 7.5 million dollars after investigations uncovered incorrect funding over a span of six years. Audio