Checkpoint

The Maori Party co-leader, Tariana Turia, has challenged the Government over petroleum and mineral operations - saying iwi need to have bigger role in who's selected to look for oil; No decision's… Read more Audio

Opponents of a controversial 100-million dollar hotel planned for Dunedin's waterfront say putting up the 28-storey building would be an illegal use of an industrial zone. Audio

The Green Party says New Zealand is being shamed at international climate change talks in Doha over the Government's decision not to sign up to the second phase of the Kyoto Protocol. Audio

About a dozen people protested outside a major security firm's headquarters in Auckland today over what they call dangerous and poor working conditions in the industry. Audio

The police are looking for two children and their mother they believe have been kidnapped in Waikato today. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A coroners report into the death of an inmate at a Waikato prison has rejected claims the man died because he was showered with pepper spray and hit with a baton. Audio

Christchurch teachers have decided to strike for a day in February, in response to the Government's plans to close or merge 36 schools in Christchurch. Audio

The Minister of Finance says the Government is on track to achieve its surplus target despite another deterioration in its monthly acccounts. Audio

The Foreign Affairs Minister, Murray McCully, says a Labour Party allegation about a conflict of interest involving a government apointee is reckless, cowardly and wrong. Audio

A senior American fire fighter has told the CTV inquest it's inconceivable the Fire Service failed to put somebody in overall charge of the rescue operation, and it would've taken a crowbar to keep… Read more Audio

The country's oldest cars are in Waimate, the newest in Auckland. Audio