Checkpoint

Two top Education Ministry staff could lose their jobs over the Novopay fiasco. Tuhoe signs its treaty settlement with the Crown and Engineers man pumps at Kingston landslip in heavy rain. Audio

One of the researchers behind graphic warnings on tobacco packets says warning labels on the cigarettes themselves could be a good thing. Audio

A sub-tribe of Tuhoe has lost its bid to secure 10 per cent of the Kaingaroa Forest; Labour Party Maori roles held by the late Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP, Parekura Horomia, have been re-allocated; A tribal… Read more Audio

Green Party holds its annual conference this weekend. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The fertiliser company, Chatham Rock Phosphate, has reported a loss of 1.4 million dollars in the year to the end of March, saying it reflects the extra costs of gaining a mining licence and marine… Read more Audio

This week, the outgoing head of Netball New Zealand, Raelene Castle secured the chief exective role at the Canterbury Bulldogs - she will be the first woman in charge of an NRL club in 15 years. Audio

Eight properties in Christchurch's Port Hills have been declared safe for people to return. Audio

The Police Commissioner Peter Marshall says there was no institutional racism behind the Urewera raids. Audio

A High Court Judge has slammed the behaviour of a drunk unlicenced driver, who crashed into another vehicle while racing his car, killing his two teenage cousins. Audio

The Government is building seven hundred new state homes in Christchurch. Audio

Labour Party Maori roles held by the late Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP, Parekura Horomia, have been re-allocated; A sub-tribe of Tuhoe has lost its bid to secure 10 per cent of the Kaingaroa Forest; A tribal… Read more Audio