Checkpoint

The father of the missing Gisborne boy, Lucas Ward, believes the pre-schooler is still alive almost a week after he disappeared. Audio

The Maori Party is backing the government's call for Iwi leaders to invest in fighting child abuse. Audio

A woman who left her baby alone in a deep bath to drown has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter. Audio

Opposition parties are already vowing to try to toughen up proposed changes to liquor laws just hours after the Government unveiled them. Audio

An ex-policeman armed with a high-powered assault rifle has hijacked a bus in the Philippines, with more than 20 Hong Kong tourists, including children, on board. Audio

More on the finding of three people dead in a house in Feilding. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The Government has unveiled sweeping changes to liquor laws, including a split purchasing age. Audio

Our political editor Brent Edwards has been in Australia following the campaign for the past two weeks and joins us. Audio

Back to Australia, with the latest predictions giving Labor and the Coalition 73 seats each in the House of Representatives. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The inquest into the death of three-year-old Nia Glassie has heard that her older brother was injured in similar circumstances 14 years earlier. Audio