Checkpoint

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

It's the hole in one that became a golfer's worst nightmare. Audio

Telecom is continuing to shed staff to remain competitive with its rivals, axing two-thirds of its workers in its corporate I.T services unit in Australia. Audio

Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Beyonce and the Los Angeles police chief are just some of the victims of an online data breach involving both Washington's political elite and Hollywood… Read more Audio

An American Cardinal who is at the Vatican voting to elect a new Pope has agreed to a 12 million dollar payout to settle four child sexual abuse cases. Audio

The Government has had to admit in Parliament that it forced Solid Energy to take on more debt so it could increase its dividend payouts to the Crown. Audio

The Minister of Housing has acknowledged tension between the Government and the Auckland Council over how to boost the supply of homes in the city. Audio

A kaumatua, who leads a group opposing state-asset share sales says the government's pre-registeration figures do not prove New Zealanders are keen to buy shares; A major Taranaki Maori dairy farmer… Read more Audio

A human rights activists says there is speculation in Fiji that three prison guards were sacked because some prisoners escaped, and not because they took part in beating the men. Audio

Failures at Immigration New Zealand have opened the way for scores of Pacific Island people to get reassessed for residency. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

For the first time, scientists in the United States can say for certain that Mars was once capable of supporting life. Audio