Checkpoint

The Airline Pilots Association says the community service sentence handed down to two men who shone a laser light at a police helicopter, is not the deterrent they were hoping for. Audio

Auckland's helicopter laser strikers are sentenced. Kim Dotcom is cleared to sue the Government's spy agency and the Commerce Commisssion puts financial advisors on notice. Audio

Lawyers and welfare groups have joined the growing chorus of opposition to the Government's proposed Family Court reforms. Audio

Families could be offered free chickenpox, rotovirus and flu vaccines for their children, under proposals being considered by the Government drug-buying agency Pharmac. Audio

A BBC television programme has secured consent from the Far North District Council to film a super sonic car speeding along a part of 90-mile Beach or Te Oneroa-a-Tohe; Te Arawa Lakes Trust says a… Read more Audio

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez's has lost his battle with cancer, silencing the leading voice of the Latin American left. Audio

A High Court ruling has paved the way for protestors to continue legal action against the Auckland Council for evicting them from a public park. Audio

Expert engineers have gone head to head in a landmark high court hearing where a retired Christchurch couple is in dispute with their insurance company. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Snakk Media has become the first company to list this year, taking up a spot on the New Zealand stock exchange's Alternative Market. Audio

Some New Zealanders who have paid women in India to bear children for them have been caught out by a clampdown on commercial surrogacy. Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key and his Mexican counterpart, President Enrique Pena Nieto have emerged from talks pledging to strengthen trade ties between the two countries. Audio