Checkpoint

A magazine interview with double murderer Scott Watson is to go ahead and the father of one of the victims wants to be there too. Audio

Police say the death of a four-year-old girl at her Onehunga home three weeks ago was not an accident. Audio

Police launch homicide investigation into Maggie Watson death, I want to be at Scott Watson interview - Olivia Hope's father, Hope's plea is out of my hands - journalist, 86 year old threatens to call… Read more Audio

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