Checkpoint

Confidential documents and other sensitive financial papers from the Buller District Council have been found dumped at a tip and the mayor admits it is a drastic mistake. Audio

Last year 160 people claimed for gumboot injuries - including cleaning them with boiling water while their feet were still inside and being bitten by spiders hiding in the toes. Audio

The Government is to decide if Ngati Porou has rights to a marine and coastal area on the East Coast; A Southland Maori language total immersion school is planning to take advantage of an expansion of… Read more Audio

A Wellington school principal is warning the widening of the food in schools programme may cut out some of the children who need help the most. Audio

The drop in the price of Mighty River Power shares has not put the Government off its partial privatisation programme, but Opposition parties say it is a sign of failure. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Dunedin's hill suburbs have been shut down today by a snow storm which caused dozens of accidents and trapped cars on some highways. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The former chair of New Zealand's largest exporter Fonterra is apologising for warning exporters to never trust the Chinese. Audio

An unlicensed, brain-damaged man of 87 who drove the wrong way onto a motorway, killing himself and his wife, was warned not to drive - but the police did not intervene despite being asked to. Audio

The Social Development Minister says a lot of low decile schools won't take up the chance to give weetbix and milk to their students because they think it's the parents job to feed their children. Audio

The government steps in to feed kids at school. Police fail to keep a mentally impaired, unlicenced driver off the road and apologies from high profile company director who warned exporters not to… Read more Audio