Checkpoint

The Wellington iwi, Taranaki Whanui, has placed a rahui at Parangarahu - or the Pencarrow Coast - to protect the nesting site of a vulnerable native bird; The chairman of the Independent Maori… Read more Audio

Diesel is leaking into a Tongariro National Park stream, forcing the town water supply in Raetihi to be turned off. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The chief executive of Christchurch Airport is confident the United States Antarctic programme will continue to call the city home despite a pledge from the Australian prime minister to entice the… Read more Audio

The internet entreprener Kim Dotcom and Orcon have launched a campaign to get rid of broadband data caps, and lower internet prices. Mr Dotcom says the real problem is the high prices being charged by… Read more Audio

The police in south Auckland are on the hunt for a fake meter reader who may be scoping out properties for future offending. Audio

Independent advice for people considering buying shares in Meridian Energy is out, with analysts saying the state owned asset is a favourable investment but not without its risks. Audio

The Prime Minister is being accused of not standing up for New Zealanders who don't receive benefits in Australia, despite those workers paying billions of dollars in tax. Audio

To Los Angeles, where a jury has found Michael Jackson's concert promoters, AEG Live, not guilty of negligence in hiring the doctor who killed him. Audio

An Auckland man has been found not guilty of murdering his long-term friend because he was insane when he killed him. Audio

Radio New Zealand's former news chief has told the Employment Court she felt she was made a scapegoat for budget shortfalls in other parts of the organisation. Audio

The Maori Tertiary Students' Association says the proposed cuts to wananga councils will limit the institutions' flexibility to choose representatives, not increase it; The chairman of the Independent… Read more Audio