Checkpoint

The Government will proceed with law changes to allow the GCSB to legally spy on New Zealanders, when it's helping other law enforcement agencies. Audio

Investigators have been called in after a Wellington commuter train ploughed into a concrete block barrier this morning. Audio

A family doctor who is still seeing patients has been accused of exploiting and threatening a vulnerable woman patient he had sex with more than 30 times. Audio

Why is a doctor who had sex with a vulnerable patient still practicing? A commuter train slams into a concrete wall in Lower Hutt and making it legal for the GCSB to spy on New Zealanders. Audio

Just one game away from a third straight Australian National Basketball league title and retirement, the Breakers veteran Dillon Boucher is predicting a much tougher game tonight. Audio

A University of Otago dental specialist says Maori patients are being forced to travel to its training school hospital from Invercargill by the van-load; A Marlborough iwi will be set to move forward… Read more Audio

The actions of the Prime Minister in relation to the Government's electronic spy agency have once again come under intense scrutiny, following the release of a highly critical report into the GCSB. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A union says most nurses at Waikato Hospital are being bullied, yelled at, and having their jobs threatened by angry managers when they make mistakes. Audio

Police say four fishermen are lucky to be alive after their boat caught fire and starting sinking in a remote area off Jackson Bay on the South Island's West Coast. Audio

The Serious Fraud Office says it faced a high bar trying to prosecute all those running the failed Dominion Finance, with only one of three men on trial being found guilty of theft. Audio

The Government now has the numbers to press ahead with legislation to deal with a mass arrival of asylum seekers to New Zealand shores. Audio