Checkpoint

An independent report into the Treasury's monitoring of Solid Energy has questioned whether it responded forcefully enough to problems at the state-owned coal company. Audio

One of the Ministry of Education's seven deputy secretaries has quit over Novopay's shortcomings. Anne Jackson says there was no pressure put on her to leave. Audio

The Prime Minister has batted away questions in Parliament over whether or not foreign spy agencies have been collecting information about New Zealanders. Audio

National standard results show students at Maori-medium schools perform better at reading and writing, than Maori students in mainstream education; The Maori Party is questioning whether the… Read more Audio

The Fire Service has apologised to the Corrections Minister for saying the sprinklers failed to work properly during the Spring Hill prison riot. Audio

A former Catholic brother is to be extradited to Australia to face hundreds of sex offence charges. Bernard Kevin McGrath, who's 66, has 15 days to appeal against the extradition decision. Audio

Educators are ridiculing the Education Minister's claim that the latest national standards results show students are doing better in reading, writing and maths. Audio

A deer hunter has inadvertently landed himself and the police in hot water after publishing an article which could jeopardise the police investigation into who killed George Taiaroa. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Kiwirail says it's investigating why a train started moving while a woman in a wheelchair was still trying to get off one of the carriages. The woman was disembarking from the Capital Connection at… Read more Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The NSA contractor who leaked details of top-secret US surveillance programmes has dropped out of sight in Hong Kong as American lawmakers seek to have him sent home to face charges. Audio