Checkpoint

The Child Poverty Action Group has taken its five year battle to have the In Work Tax Credit declared illegal to the Court of Appeal in Wellington. Audio

Listening to that is the founder and head of Kidscan Charitable Trust, Julie Chapman. Audio

The Government is putting 9-point-five million dollars towards a bigger breakfast in schools programme for at least the next five years, as part of its reponse to a Children's Commissioner's report on… Read more Audio

Confidential documents and other sensitive financial papers from the Buller District Council have been found dumped at a tip and the mayor admits it is a drastic mistake. Audio

Last year 160 people claimed for gumboot injuries - including cleaning them with boiling water while their feet were still inside and being bitten by spiders hiding in the toes. Audio

The Government is to decide if Ngati Porou has rights to a marine and coastal area on the East Coast; A Southland Maori language total immersion school is planning to take advantage of an expansion of… Read more Audio

A Wellington school principal is warning the widening of the food in schools programme may cut out some of the children who need help the most. Audio

The drop in the price of Mighty River Power shares has not put the Government off its partial privatisation programme, but Opposition parties say it is a sign of failure. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Dunedin's hill suburbs have been shut down today by a snow storm which caused dozens of accidents and trapped cars on some highways. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The former chair of New Zealand's largest exporter Fonterra is apologising for warning exporters to never trust the Chinese. Audio