Checkpoint

Nine workers at Parliament who are on zero hour contracts have all but won a promise of guaranteed hours. This comes after Labour leader Andrew Little pressed the Speaker, David Carter to take action.

The New Zealand dollar is bouncing around after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut its offical cash rate by a quarter-point, to a record low of 2 percent, late this afternoon. Audio

The British media have lauded the choice of Charlotte Elizabeth Diana as the name of the new baby princess, with its close links to the families of both the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Audio

An Australian twitter user who recommended attacking an anti-islamic event in Texas just days before two people were shot dead outside it, has now posted a guide on Twitter on how to join ISIS. Audio

The Prime Minister walked into Parliament today expecting to be mocked about repeatedly pulling the ponytail of a waitress at his local cafe in Parnell. But while John Key was questioned about it he… Read more Audio

The head of the Olympics has flagged the possibility of New Zealand hosting the Games. The president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach who's on a two day visit here, says he's open… Read more Audio

A High Court judge has told the Blessie Gotingco jury he will be questioning them individually to ensure they obey his order not to read any media reports about the case. This follows a court… Read more Audio

Kumeu and Huapai are in John Key's Helensville electorate and a community leader there is warning that locals would be disgusted if the Government over-rides Auckland Council's decision. Pete Sinton… Read more Audio

The Government and the Auckland Council are now openly butting heads over who's going to pay the infrastructure costs for special housing areas designed to ease pressure on the city's residential… Read more Audio

Govt butts heads with council over Auckland housing, Helensville locals warn Govt over special housing areas, Judge warns Gotingco jurors off web searches, Could NZ host the Olympics? PM expected to… Read more Audio

The world's first graffiti drone has vandalised one of New York's largest billboards. Audio

Officials managing a wharenui in Britain have been thrown a lifeline; A retired paediatrician suggests research into low birth weight could be one way to establish if a child might have suffered… Read more Audio