Checkpoint

Government pushes through its Health & Safety Reform legislation with just minutes to spare before the House rises; Questions and Snap Debate on Children's Commissioner's State of Care report… Read more Audio

Ngati Whatua Orakei are heading to court to get clarity from the Crown on overlapping Treaty claims; A Far North Maori trust board which received 1.4 million dollars in Government funding last year is… Read more Audio

A community group opposing a Special Housing Area in south Auckland says the fight's not over yet, despite losing round one in an Auckland Council meeting today. Audio

Fewer people are being admitted to hospital with rheumatic fever but the Minister of Health says there is still a lot to do. Audio

The teenager convicted of the manslaughter of Auckland dairy owner Arun Kumar has gone to the Court of Appeal in a bid to stop his name being published. [regions Audio

High Court action's been instigated to clear up overlapping Treaty claims on Auckland. Audio

The murder of a reporter and camerman - as they were going live into a news broadcast in the United States - has triggered fears of copy cat killings because of the way their killer publicised their… Read more Audio

A Wellington woman who's taken on the care of two young children says the practice of using multiple foster homes has got to stop. Audio

As a blistering report of state care for children is released, one former ward says he felt like a burden, worthless, and like a prisoner. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The guman who murdered 12 people and wounded 70, when he opened fire in a Colorado movie theatre, has been sentenced to 3,318 years in prison. Audio

A Taranaki mother has made an emotional plea to MPs urging them to change the law so parents are told if their under-age child seeks an abortion. Audio