Checkpoint

The former deputy leader of the Labour Party, Annette King, is back on the front bench as Labour's health spokesperson, after a long-awaited caucus reshuffle. Audio

Matthieu Mereau was at the Morningside level crossing at around nine this morning walking towards the woman when she got stuck. Audio

A train passenger who watched a woman try to wrestle her wheelchair free on a railway line in Auckland says a man swooped in like superman to try save her from an oncoming train. Audio

The telecommunications network provider, Chorus, says it will cost another 300-million dollars more than expected to roll out its part of the ultra-fast broadband network. Audio

The Labour Party says the education minister, Hekia Parata, is not in control of the education portfolio and the big decisions are being made by other ministers. Audio

The founding editor and publisher of an online Maori magazine is appalled by the attitude of some advertising agencies - for underestimating the technical ability of young Maori when they moved to a… Read more Audio

Returning to the story of the woman struck by a freight train when her electric wheel chair got stuck earlier today at the Morningside level crossing. Audio

The lawyer for the sacked Far North principal says his client's career should not be made another casualty of the paedophile, James Parker. Audio

The 85th Academy Awards are currently underway in Hollywood. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport Audio

The Prime Minister has blamed the previous board and managers of coal company Solid Energy for getting it into strife. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio