Checkpoint

The Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson is with us. Audio

Auckland's Chamber of Commerce says a proposed council levy to fund Auckland's major transport projects is lazy and unfair. Audio

A divisive extension of Auckland's wharves has won the go ahead but only because the mayor used his casting vote to break a council deadlock this afternoon. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The American mining giant Newmont is quitting this country after a quarter of a century, selling its Waihi mine to Oceana Gold. Audio

An iwi-owned company has landed a new deal to supply Dubai with emergency food pouches. The wealthy Arab emirate is buying relief packs from New Zealand to dispatch to countries hit by disasters. From… Read more Audio

A Waikato dairy farmer has described today's drop in forecast milk payout as just another blow for farmers still recovering from extreme weather which brought drought and flooding in different parts… Read more Audio

A police crash expert says he believes Blessie Gotingco was walking on the footpath when she was hit by a car. Audio

The head of the company taking over thousands of Auckland state houses says they may have to hire Housing New Zealand staff to help run them. Audio

The Hastings District Council must pay 65 thousand dollars to the family of a small boy run over and killed in a park by a tractor mower. Audio

The New Zealand dollar fell more than one cent against the US dollar this morning, after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand removed the prospect of an increase to the official cash rate. Audio

More now on our lead story. And a casting vote by Auckland's Mayor this afternoon has given the go-ahead to one of two controversial wharf extensions. Audio