Checkpoint

Two of the first tigers to ever be bred at Auckland Zoo are on their way to Australia. Audio

Maori from the west of the North Island say money must be spent locally to stop the decline of their language. Audio

The head of the New Zealand stock exchange agrees there are some serious questions now about its very future following the announcement of a possible merger between its counterparts in Australia and… Read more Audio

To the cholera outbreak in Haiti where the number of people dying from the disease has dropped dramatically, although the United Nations says a nationwide outbreak with tens of thousands of cases is… Read more Audio

The crisis meeting at Premier House on the future of the Hobbit has just finished. Audio

Opposition to a controversial merger proposal between the Singaporean and Australian stock exchanges is growing in Australia. Audio

Parliament's Speaker has turned down a request that MPs debate the resignation of the Supreme Court Judge Bill Wilson. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Otago University students want to save themselves thousands of dollars a year in union fees by withdrawing from the national students assocation. Audio

The 33 Chilean miners who spent 69 days trapped deep underground have today been celebrating at a palace reception hosted by the country's president, Sebastian Pinera. Audio

At least nine Australians are missing after a powerful undersea earthquake struck a popular surfing area in Indonesia's west. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio