Checkpoint

The life expectancy of New Zealanders is continuing to increase, - but its rising at a far slower rate than most developed countries. Audio

There's bad news for commuters in the Capital tonight, following a collision involving two trains north of Wellington. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

New York has been battling bedbugs - and now the Middle Atlantic states have a larger, smellier pest to contend with. Audio

Building consents have fallen to their lowest level in a year. They're down by a seasonally-adjusted 18 percent in August, compared to the previous month. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia's New… Read more Audio

Climate scientists are predicting above average temperatures for the whole country, going into summer, with the current La Nina conditions firmly in place. Audio

The Manukau City Council says it won't pay redundancy to its departing chief executive - responding to allegations of golden handshakes in the super city reforms. Audio

The Attorney General says union demands for a collective agreement for actors in the film, 'The Hobbit', are potentially anti-competitive and could breach the Commerce Act. Audio

A Nigerian man who smuggled drugs into the United Kingdom worked for more than a year as a trainee psychiatrist by the Canterbury District Health Board. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The life expectancy of New Zealanders is continuing to increase, but its rising at a far slower rate than most developed countries. Audio

Australia's new parliament has had it's first full sitting day and it took only a couple of hours for Julia Gillard's new government to lose a floor vote, something that hasn't happened since the… Read more Audio