Checkpoint

New Zealand's version of Burning Man has come under fire after complaints of inappropriate behaviour, including public sex and masturbation, at times when children were present. Reporter Kate Green… Read more Audio

An industrial worker is in critical condition and two others are injured after being struck by several sheets of marble in south Auckland today. The hired labourers were unloading a shipping container… Read more Audio

Hopes are high that a sustainable aviation fuel industry will be able to take off in Aotearoa, bringing skilled employment to regional New Zealand - including areas that've lost jobs in recent pulp… Read more Audio

New Zealand Rugby is suing one of the All Blacks sponsors for an alleged breach of contract. RNZ's Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

"Please dont attack me bro," was said by a fisherman to a great white shark, that was stalking him in his kayak off the coast of a remote Northland beach. Matt Wells, an avid fisher films his… Read more Audio

United States correspondent Todd Zwilich spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump cracking down on aluminium and steel imports, bribery and corruption charges against the Mayor of New York City being… Read more Audio

United Kingdom correspondent Adam Hollingworth spoke to Lisa Owen about a labour minister being sacked over a series of WhatsApp messages insulting fellow MPs, councillors and constituents, the… Read more Audio

The injury list just keeps growing at the Hurricanes before the Super Rugby season has even kicked off with loose forward Devan Flanders the latest player on the casualty list. A number of New Zealand… Read more Audio

Prison reform advocates are calling for the Corrections minister to increase prisoners pay, labelling the current pay rates of 20 to 60 cents an hour practically slave labour. Pay rates have remained… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

A military court had heard that a soldier was beaten so badly by a sergeant and a bombardier when they were in Hawaii on an international exercise that the soldier twice lost consciousness. It's… Read more Audio

Pension incomes are set at about $520 for single people and just under $800 for couples. A Massey University report released last week found that a single retiree with a no-frills lifestyle would need… Read more Audio