Checkpoint

A few showers forecast for the drought-stricken North Island over the weekend are not expected to ease water restrictions in place in many cities. Audio

Strong earnings from Fonterra look set to come to the aid of drought stricken dairy farmers who have watched helplessly as a lack of rain dried up their milk output. Audio

The lawyer for a woman who beat up her former boyfriend with a mallet while she was drunk, causing injuries that later killed him, says she has admitted to making a mistake and is sorry. Audio

Legal action has delayed a decision by the Crown Forestry Rental Trust on whether to fund a series of Treaty claims in Northland; The people of Parihaka have told the Government to stop allowing… Read more Audio

A French woman in Queenstown who told police it was the fault of the laws here that she drove on wrong side of the road, is now in prison for two months and will probably be deported. Audio

A helicopter has plucked an injured climber off Mount Awful in Mount Aspiring National Park this afternoon. Audio

Job cuts at Department of Conservation has grass-roots environmental groups worried about the potential problems it may cause for their work. Audio

The Building and Construction Minister has just come out of a meeting with engineering watchdogs over their powerlessness to penalise anyone over the CTV building collapse. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Prime Minister admits he's known the head of the Government's spy agency from their school days, but says he wouldn't describe him as a friend. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Earthquake Commission has laid a complaint with the police against the man who was wrongly sent an email containing details of more than 80,000 claims. Audio