Checkpoint

The former chief of the Defence Force, Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae, will be the next Governor General. Audio

The next Governor General is named. The Christchurch mayor is pleading for patience as people demand answers over whether they will have to be relocated to a different part of town and the Government… Read more Audio

The Crusaders may play some of their home Super Rugby matches off-shore if AMI Stadium isn't available. Audio

The head of a study into HIV diagnosis in New Zealand says the rate for gay and bisexual men remains too high. Audio

Smokers were turfed out of pubs and clubs and into designated outdoor smoking areas in 2004. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Mexico is demanding answers from the United States following revelations that American federal agents allowed hundreds of guns to be smuggled across the border as part of law enforcement operation. Audio

Scientists monitoring Mount Ruapehu's crater lake say it is at 'alert level one', meaning there are signs of unrest. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Chemical burns inflicted on a horse's face at a showjumping event in Hawera has outraged the equestrian fraternity. Audio

The construction sector continues to languish, and there's a prediction the industry won't benefit from the rebuilding of Canterbury until next year at the earliest. Audio

Rob McKay lives in the ten storey Oxford Apartments in Christchurch's CBD - the building has been yellow stickered which means he can enter at his own risk. Audio