Checkpoint

Work begins get Mark Lundy released on bail. Baby Serenity's killer is jailed for at leaset 13 and a half years and the battle over Wellington's Harcourts building. Audio

A former national netball coach says a change in game plan is needed if the Silver Ferns are to have any chance of retaining netball's Constellation Cup. Audio

The number of Maori seats is to stay at seven, following new Government data; A poll surveying Maori voters in the Waiariki electorate shows significant support for the Maori Party in the party and… Read more Audio

The United States has halted military aid to Rwanda because of the use of child soldiers by the Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebel movement. Audio

To Australia now where a new survey shows more than half of female GPs have been sexually harrassed by patients. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A Massey University academic says low turnout so far, in the local body elections, comes down to voters not knowing who their councillors are or what they do. Audio

A new survey of property investors shows most expect values to go up next year, and they are wary of the impact of new lending restrictions. Audio

A man accused of running a red light, crashing his car, and injuring his pregnant wife, is defending a charge of careless driving in the Wellingon District Court. Audio

A major disability services company and two of its staff have been roundly criticised over the way they treated a vulnerable young man. Audio

The Finance Minister, Bill English, says the Government remains on track to have the books back in surplus by 2014/15. Audio

Newly released census figures for the past seven years show Auckland's population has grown the most, while there's been an exodus of people from Christchurch. Audio