Checkpoint

A lawyer for eight Indian migrant workers stopped from boarding a plane back to New Zealand says Immigration authorities are trying to make them lose their jobs. Audio

Major differences between the eleven countries negotiating the TransPacific trade deal have not been resolved at the latest round of talks which concluded in Auckland today. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

North Korea has defied international warning by announcing it has successfully launched a long range rocket. Audio

More Afghan interpreters who worked for New Zealand soldiers and police are now being given then chance to move here. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The retired Canadian judge who wrote the report for the Government on David Bain's bid for compensation has blasted the Justice Minister for being unfair to both him and Mr Bain and says he didn't… Read more Audio

Justice Binnie blasts Judith Collins for being unfair. More Afghan interpreters can to come to New Zealand and North Korea defies international warnings, launching a long range missile. Audio

To the US now, where lawyers for the man accused of the deadly Colorado cinema shooting are planning to subpoena the journalist who first revealed he'd sent his psychiatrist a notebook containing… Read more Audio

The National Party MP, Tau Henare, is dropping his bid to be the next Speaker of the House, claiming the Maori Party has reneged on a deal to support him. Audio

The Maori Council has lost its High Court bid to stop government's plan to sell shareholdings in some state owned power hydro stations; The Maori Council says it's considering the decision - and is… Read more Audio

School principals are furious about new problems with the school payroll system, Novopay. Audio