Checkpoint

You've heard of cannabis cookies, but what about a P casserole? Audio

The cousin of a teenager killed in a Grey Lynn street fight has described the moment she saw him stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle. Audio

Stock markets have continued to plunge as concerns deepen about China's slowing economy. Audio

The story of the cow shot dead by police in Whanganui is a headline writers' dream. And the quick-witted people of Twitter steered the conversation in a mostly funny direction. Audio

Prison nurses failed to give pain relief to two inmates in serious distress, with one of the cases so bad that the jail may face legal action. Audio

A confrontation between a group of car window washer and a motorist turned ugly in South Auckland this afternoon, when the driver was attacked and knocked to the ground. Audio

It took a dozen gun shots to bring down a cow rampaging through Whanganui's streets after a police officer beat it with a baton and then the cow almost took out a man on a mobility scooter. Audio

The Government is moving to end the long standing row over Easter Sunday trading and will allow local councils to decide whether shops can open. Audio

A Waitara couple have emerged virtually unscathed from crashing their single-engine plane in rugged hill country. Audio

Waikato-Tainui says its expecting a challenge from Auckland iwi to its claim to the greater part of the Auckland region; Credit Union Central's decision to provide some banking facilities in Ruatoria… Read more Audio

The workplace safety legislation that was supposed to be a response to the Pike River deaths has ended up the subject of ridicule, mainly because of how various industries have been categorised… Read more Audio

Opposition parties say it's shocking and utterly unacceptable that an Auckland family was left to live in a state house that is riddled with mould. Audio