Checkpoint

Thousands of people have taken over the streets of New York, outraged at a grand jury decision not to prosecute four white police officers who used excessive force to subdue 43-year-old Eric Garner. Audio

The union for train controllers fears members may be resisting attempts to change unsafe rosters that make too tired to concentrate. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Te Ohu Kaimoana, which oversees the Maori fishing quota, says the industry needs revitalising so it can take advantage of the country's fish stocks and improve on its meagre returns. The directors… Read more Audio

Two body builders caught with almost 100,000 illegal party pills they planned to sell to Auckland nightclub goers have been sentenced to home detention. Audio

New Zealand's largest credit union NZCU Baywide has admitted breaching the privacy of a former employee by taking a private Facebook image and distributing it to employment agencies. Audio

The murderer and child molester Phillip Smith says his dignity's been stripped because he's had his hairpiece, glasses and clothing taken away from him in prison. Audio

Kiwirail's admitted it should not have let a sleep deprived train controller continue to work but didn't realised just how tired he was. Audio

The ACDC drummer Phil Rudd has breached his bail conditions and been ordered not take any illicit drugs. Audio

The New Zealand dollar is down about a third of a US cent from this time yesterday as ongoing concerns about weaker commodity prices continue to unsettle the market Audio

A report into an armed police chase, that ended with the fleeing driver being shot dead, has praised the actions of officers, but has revealed five police cars drove over road-spikes, and there were… Read more Audio

Listening to that is the Lower Hutt mayor Ray Wallace. Audio