Checkpoint

Housing NZ gets a 320 million dollar insurance payout; using dogs to sniff out drugs in lockers and desks; Kapiti residents and Maori consider expressway legal action; Dominion Finance heads never… Read more Audio

Victoria University has leapt to the top of a presitigious government list for the quality of its research. Audio

The government has written to Ngapuhi spelling out its intention to call for feedback on a Deed of Mandate for an iwi group still struggling to unify the tribe; Trainee carpenters in Te Tairawhiti are… Read more Audio

A hearing at Ohakea Air Base has been told that 3 Squadron, which lost 3 men in a fatal helicopter crash on Anzac Day 2010 was under-resourced and its orders in disarray. Audio

Elderly people are being advised not to rely on selling their family home to fund their retirement. Audio

A group protesting against seismic testing on the west coast of the North Island says it's putting endangered dolphins at risk. Audio

A Maori cloak given to China's leader Mao Zedong in 1957 has been loaned to New Zealand at a ceremony in Beijing, so it can go on show at Te Papa. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Warehouse says it's acquisition of Noel Leeming has radically changed its access to higher end brands like Sony and Acer. The country's largest listed retailer purchsed the electronics company for… Read more Audio

The Government says it's uncovered a scam in South Auckland with beneficiaries falsely claiming for emergency dental treatment. Audio

Just three percent of doctors are responsible for half of all patient complaints, according to new Australian research. Audio

One of the country's largest fishing companies is defending the use of foreign charter vessels in New Zealand waters, saying the majority of them operate to the same standards as New Zealand-owned… Read more Audio