Checkpoint

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

A Timaru man says he'll keep giving his mates a ride home from the pub despite warnings from the police to stop. Audio

Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, might be thinking his government, if not his cabinet, is a leaky sieve delivering daily news headlines. Audio

There's a big water main burst in Ngaio tonight. Water is off to most of suburb and may not be restored till midnight. And one-hundred year old water pipes, and schools so rundown they've taken the… Read more Audio

More now from Motueka where there has been a police shooting. Audio

In Australia, a global tobacco company has attempted to use freedom of information laws to mine school surveys about children's attitudes to smoking and alcohol. Audio

The country's school buildings are in worse shape than the government thought and the cost of repairs will be massive. Audio

The political debate over the government's health and safety reforms has taken a farcical turn, with the revelation high risk categories include mini-golf courses and worm farms, but not cattle or… Read more Audio

A man is in a critical condition in Wellington Hospital after he pointed a gun at officers who then shot him. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio