Checkpoint

One of the earth's deepest ocean trenches, five times deeper than the Grand Canyon has crushed an eight million dollar exploratory submarine off the coast of New Zealand. Audio

The Vanguard Military School in Auckland says its Maori students are responding well to the school kaupapa and their achievement rates are improving; A contender for Labour's Tamaki Makaurau… Read more Audio

Melting glaciers in West Antarctica could raise sea levels by six metres over hundreds of years and a new report says nothing can be done to stop it. Audio

Groups running sports and culture activities for children say they're facing a constant struggle to create and update policies to keep those in their care safe. Audio

A group of Auckland councillors has failed in an early bid to let supermarkets sell beer and wine from seven in the morning under contentious new plans. Audio

Lawyers for internet mogul Kim Dotcom are asking the courts to act as Ombudsman in their bid to wrest information off the Government and its departments. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Graham Dunster represents 250 actors through his agency, Auckland Actors. Audio

The billion dollar sale of the companies behind the TV show Shortland Street to two multinationals could mean local actors and other workers getting more exposure overseas. Audio

Pro-Russia separatists are declaring independence for Donetsk and Luhansk, while a man Kiev believes is a Russian colonel has declared himself military commander of the self-styled Donetsk people's… Read more Audio

In a first off for the High Court, it's being asked to approve how claims for damage to flood-prone land in Canterbury are settled. Audio

The Dunedin city council has voted to dump about two million dollars worth of investments in the oil industry because of global climate change. Audio