Checkpoint

The Insurance Council is calling for a full audit of properties recently issued with a consent, though property lawyer, Paul Grimshaw, says any audit needs to go back several years and that home… Read more Audio

A Crown manager is being sent in and Christchurch council's boss has been sent home amid the building consents crisis. Audio

The Education Review Office says some low decile secondary schools are close to being overwhelmed by their students' social problems. Audio

The Dunedin city council says it regrets losing millions of dollars on the sale of the historic sportsground Carisbrook, but it had to stop the rot. Audio

The Maori Party has a list of people's names it will consider to take over Pem Bird's role as party president; Meanwhile, some community leaders continue to praise Pita Sharples' record as Maori Party… Read more Audio

The internet businessman, Kim Dotcom, has criticised legislation expanding the powers of the country's electronic spy agency as unjustified and unwarranted. Audio

A large house fire in Wellilngton has sent smoke billowing across the suburb of Wadestown and forced the evacuation of the homes on either side. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Relatives of those killed in this country's worst domestic air crash gathered next to farmland in the shadow of the Kaimai Range this morning to mark 50-years to the minute that an N.A.C plane slammed… Read more Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The mother of a murder victim has made an emotional plea for people to take action if they suspect a woman has been the victim of domestic violence. Audio

More than two dozen shotguns and rifles have been stolen from an Auckland gun shop. Audio