Checkpoint

The government has a unexpected change of heart and throws its support behind the inner-city Auckland rail loop. Five hundred people at New Zealand Post are losing their jobs and Wanaka builder… Read more Audio

Unions and businesses are locked in a landmark court case over a woman who after 20 years working in a Lower Hutt resthome makes less than 15 dollars an hour. Audio

A National MP's bill which will allow the use of strike breakers hasn't even had its first reading in Parliament but already it's sparking an outcry. Audio

Legislation sparked by the John Banks' donations controversy has passed its final reading in Parliament. Audio

Shareholders of Diligent Board Member Services questioned directors about governance problems which have plagued the company. Audio

MPs have been asked to investigate the way Te Wananga o Aotearoa got rid of its Chief Executive, Bentham Ohia; The MP for Te Tai Tokerau, Hone Harawira, says all of the Far North will be affected by… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The country's biggest zoos are calling for tighter checks on the welfare of their animals. Audio

Consumers in Christchurch might be spending up large but the owner of a building supply store says the boom is not a big as expected. Audio

Otago University's Professor of Public Law Andrew Geddis is with us. Audio

Tonight Peter Dunne is an independent MP, with Parliament no longer recognising the United Future party. Audio

A new research could lead to a breakthrough for patients and the huge problem of infected catheters, pacemakers and joint replacements. Audio