Checkpoint

The Auckland District Health Board is taking a tough line on patient confidentiality after it had to discipline more than 30 staff members who had accessed a patient's medical images. Audio

The body managing millions of dollars of multiple-owned Maori land says there are about 40 thousand beneficiaries it is actively trying to track down; A Bay of Plenty Maori land incorporation is now a… Read more Audio

The environment watchdog has accused fisheries staff of ignoring warnings that the native longfin eel is under threat and says the scientific data they use is inadequate. Audio

Hundreds of people are pouring into Parliament to witness the third and final reading of the legislation allowing same sex marriage. Audio

The Defence Minister has today come under pressure in Parliament about whether a senior defence official fraudulently filled out his security vetting form. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Financial Markets Authority wants to play an educative role in persuading New Zealanders not to invest everything they have in housing. Audio

Telecommunications companies will soon be forced to intercept calls and emails to help the police and other law enforcement agencies including the SIS and GCSB , under new laws unveiled today. Audio

As you just heard emergency amputations had to be carried out after the blasts - the latest figure is 11 such operations done at hospitals throughout Boston. Audio

More now on the Ministry of Education decision to go to court over the one-and-a-half billion dollar repair bill it's facing for leaky school buildings. Audio

The law giving workers Monday off when Waitangi or Anzac Day falls on the weekend has just been passed. Audio

The FBI says its now knows the bombs that exploded at the Boston Marathon killing 3 people and injuring more than 170 others were constructed within two pressure cookers, and hidden in dark nylon bags… Read more Audio