Checkpoint

Many public organisations, including large city councils, government ministries and District Health boards have been slated for the way they deal with companies whom they contract to do work for them.

The Reserve Bank will delay tougher lending rules for property investors in Auckland by a month. Audio

NASA is putting an end to internet rumours that the earth will shortly be struck by a devastating asteroid. Audio

Northland principals dealing with violent children say it's time they were funded for permanent staff to help them. Audio

The Deerstalkers Association says there's 'considerable confusion' over which hunter killed four endangered takahe on a pukeko cull on Motutapu Island. Audio

An Auckland mother who's been living in a mouldy state home says grocery vouchers flung at her from Housing New Zealand won't buy her son a new set of lungs. Audio

The Maori King has launched a new bid for Waikato-Tainui to gain a substantial part of the Auckland region. Audio

Maori King signals start of treaty claim in Auckland;Family in mouldy home angered by treatment;Disbelief and anger at takahe shooting;Principals call for staff to deal with violence;NASA puts dampner… Read more Audio

Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse faces questions from Labour's Sue Moroney about the government's Health & Safety Reform Bill; Questions from Labour's Stuart Nash to the… Read more Audio

A government report is pointing the blame at the Turakina Māori Girls' College Trust Board for the kura's financial problems; An organiser of an East Coast hapu initiative to map the land and… Read more Audio

Treasure hunters have discovered 6-point-8-million dollars worth of Spanish gold coins, 300 years to the day after a fleet of galleons sank in a hurricane on their way from Cuba to Spain. Audio

The police have been speaking out at a news conference about their chasing and shooting an armed man in Motueka this afternoon. Audio