Checkpoint

A deadly attack on a Radio New Zealand journalist has been described as deliberate, violent and unprovoked by the crown prosecutor in court today. Audio

The Justice Minister, Judith Collins, is seeking more legal advice before making a recommendation to Cabinet on whether compensation should be paid to David Bain. Audio

A man whose wife died in the collapsed CTV building has told an inquest he was stopped by the police from rescuing her, and that they ignored valuable information on where she was was inside the… Read more Audio

Police are accused of stopping a man rescuing his wife from the CTV building. A deadly attack on a Radio New Zealand journalist is labelled deliberate and unprovoked and te Justice Minister seeks more… Read more Audio

Another Auckland iwi is due to sign a Treaty settlement with the Crown - which will return volcanic cones, islands and reserves to mana whenua; The new Chief Executive of the Ministry of Maori… Read more Audio

The first of The Hobbit movies had its premiere in Wellington this week. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Government has bought its first lot of land for a revamped Christchurch city centre, but with only three properties secured today, has seven hundred and fifty eight to go. Audio

An economist says the house building market is continuing to recover gradually, despite slipping last month. Audio

The Labour Party's ruling council has been meeting today to put into place the constitutional changes its annual conference endorsed two weeks ago. Audio

Two lectures about a race of short, extinct humans are going ahead at Te Papa tomorrow but woe betide any of the scientists who refer to them as hobbits. Audio

A Tauranga man who was prosecuted for offensive behaviour for exercising naked in a public park, has won his appeal. Audio