Checkpoint

The Rodney District Council is fighting to be excluded from any future supercity but John Law says his appointment is not a sop to the district and he's not the Minister's mate. Audio

Mark Ford is now one of the most important and powerful people in Auckland. Audio

A giant tortoise with a big hole in its shell has been fitted with a specially made fibre-glass crash helmet by vets while his wound heals. Audio

Details are emerging of peculiar goings-on in the national art collection of Vietnam. Audio

Californian voters have decisively rejected measures including tax hikes to try to pull the state out of its huge deficit. Audio

There's been a surprising twist on the 3rd day of the trial of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Audio

A coalition of leading international humanitarian organisations is calling for the United Nations to send a special envoy to Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of child abductions. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

There are renewed calls in Australia for a royal commission to look into child abuse at Catholic run institutions following a damning report in Ireland. Audio

The Auckland super-city is being described by a health academic as a Kremlin-like structure that will have a detrimental effect on health, especially in areas with big Pacific populations. Audio

The Victoria bushfires that killed 173 people in February generated enough energy to fuel fifteen hundred atomic bombs. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio