Checkpoint

The Auckland business consultant contesting the Maori Party presidency says it needs a young leader to take it into the future; Labour says if it gets back into power its would create 10-thousand… Read more Audio

Medical authorities are standing by a decision to discharge a patient from hospital into prison, six days before he died. Audio

More on the political upheaval in Egypt. Audio

Christchurch City councillors have voted unanimously to accept Government help to sort out the consents crisis, with some asking how council leaders allowed things to get into such a mess. Audio

The penalty kick which had rugby fans all over New Zealand on the edge of their seats is about to be immortalised on screen. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Three nephews of the Mana Party leader Hone Harawira have been found guilty of assault or robbery in the Auckland District Court. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Labour Party is considering a possible 'man-ban' for electorates which are struggling to get good female representation. Audio

The Christchurch mayor Bob Parker has hit back at suggestions he knew more than he's let on about the building consents crisis, saying those are scurrilous allegations. Audio

The judge sentencing Pike River Coal over the deaths of 29 men in the West Coast mining disaster three years ago, says it's unjust that within a month of the tragedy the company was able to shut up… Read more Audio

Stinging comments from the Judge sentencing Pike River Coal over the deaths of 29 miners. Labour considers a 'man-ban' in some electorates and Harawira nephews found guilty of assault or robbery. Audio