Checkpoint

A career criminal has been sentenced to six years jail for his part in the theft of medals from the National Army Museum. Audio

Demand for travel is on the up following a turbulent year - according to two of the industry's biggest players. Audio

The body of the four year old Gisborne boy Lucas Ward has been found in the Waimata River - just 400 metres upstream from a jetty near his grandmother's house. Audio

Body of four year old Lucas Ward found, Air travel industry players forecast recovery, Six year jail term for thief's part in medals theft, Labour releases OIA'd correspondence showing opposition to… Read more Audio

Could the water of life be powering the cars of the future? Scientists in Scotland have created a new biofuel - made from the by-products of whisky distillation. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Indigenous protestors on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui or Easter Island say they won't stop fighting for autonomy despite armed police forcing them out of government buildings they've been occupying.

MPs in Solomon Islands have voted in a new Prime Minister. Danny Philip defeated the only other contender Steve Abana by 26 votes to 23 - there was one spoilt vote in the country's 50 seat Parliament.

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Former US President Jimmy Carter is reported to be heading to North Korea on a mission to win the release of an American being held prisoner there. Audio

Skellerup has lifted its underlying profit by almost 50 percent, and expects to improve its earnings again this year. The listed plastics and industrial couplings maker made almost 12 million dollars… Read more Audio

A judge has told the former MP and Children's Commissioner, Roger McClay, his offending has tarnished the reputation of the charities he stole from. Audio