Checkpoint

Nikki Pender is a lawyer who looked at sueing the department over the killing of Karl Kuchenbecker in Lower Hutt by Graeme Burton in 2007 when he'd been paroled from prison after serving time for… Read more Audio

A settlement between Susan Couch and the Corrections Department comes into force at seven tonight. Audio

The Reserve Bank governor, Graeme Wheeler, fought back today against the Green Party co-leader, Russel Norman, who's accused him of misleading MPs about the big profits at banks. Audio

Our reporter Todd Niall is in Hobsonville, Audio

The wind's cut a swathe further south with many trees brought down around Lake Rotorua. Audio

Three people have been killed and 250 people evacuated after a severe storm and tornadoes swept across west Auckland this afternoon ripping into houses and a big construction site in Hobsonville where… Read more Audio

The Foreign Affairs Minister says if Labour's Phil Goff doesn't apologise for his attack on a government appointee, he should be sacked. Audio

Legislation has been passed enabling Whanganui and Wanganui to be used as alternative official geographic names; The Maori Party is urging the Government to act with integrity on the Waitangi Tribunal… Read more Audio

Relatives of one of the two men accused of killing a Radio New Zealand journalist have given accounts of what they were told by one of the men after the attack in December last year. Audio

For the latest on the emergency response in Auckland the Minister of Civil Defence, Chris Tremain is with us. Audio

Metservice says the worst of the weather has passed in Auckland, but there are still thunderstorm warnings for other parts of the country and possibly more small but damaging tornados. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio