Checkpoint

New York Correspondent Mimi Chiahemen joins Checkpoint to discuss the apprehension of the gunman on Capitol Hill. Audio

A gunman has sparked panic at the heart of the US Capitol grounds, wounding a visitor in a stand-off with police before being shot himself. Reuters' Linda So reports. Audio

A junior doctor, who gave the wrong drug and the wrong dosage to an elderly stroke patient who later died, has escaped punishment. Audio

The Wellington City Council has announced an ambitious plan to reduce emissions in the capital city. Audio

The parents of three babies born to two surrogate mothers in Mexico say they are stranded in Central America and need $15,000 to return home to New Zealand. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Acclaimed, award-winning Pakistani journalist and writer Bina Shah wrote in British newspaper The Guardian that religious extremists would never succesed in taking over the country. She joins us now… Read more Audio

The FBI has dropped its legal case against Apple. It says it has now successfully unlocked an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino gunmen. Audio

Bunnings is under fire from its staff members after reportedly removing staff-financed defibrillators from its stores. Audio

Water New Zealand estimates 9-thousand kilometres of asbestos cement pipes will need to be replaced in the next two to three decades. Audio