Checkpoint

Looking back on 2014 a little bit before Christmas, observing again some notable events. It was Low-down humour, but a high class life. The acid tongued comedian and tv host, Joan Rivers, left a hole… Read more Audio

The new All Blacks defensive coach Wayne Smith admits he's found it difficult to watch the All Blacks in recent years. Audio

The New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is facing the biggest crisis of his political career after a gunman shot dead two officers in a revenge attack for the police killing two unarmed black men. Audio

New evidence shows that bosses with big egos are more likely to overstate the size of their profits. Audio

The gender gap in the teaching profession has widened over the past 10 years. Audio

In France - a man shouting "God is Great" has driven into eleven pedestrians in the city of Dijon badly injuring two of them. Audio

Exporters to Australia are being hurt by a New Zealand dollar hovering near record levels against its Australian counterpart. Audio

The Department of Conservation has been denounced for ignoring it's own rules and allowing a guided walk company to take more people on the Routeburn Track. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport Audio

A New Zealand football scout says if the country wants to be really good at the game, school children need to be playing all year round. Audio

A leader of a Far North iwi says the tribe has fulfilled the wishes of its tupuna, its ancestors, with the purchase of its sacred mountain. Audio

A legal dispute over setting stricter building standards in Christchurch, has been thrown out for the third and final time. Audio