Checkpoint

New Zealand furniture maker Roderick Fry joined thousands of people on Paris's streets today, watching helplessly as a fire engulfed parts of Notre-Dame cathedral. Audio

Stock effluent disposal sites are used to keep animal waste off New Zealand roads and prevent it from seeping into the environment. But local authorities and the Transport Agency are responsible for… Read more Audio

The government is considering a "national interest test" for screening major investments by foreign companies, saying it needs the power to stop purchases that might harm public health and safety or… Read more Audio

The jury in the trial of top New Zealand military attache Alfred Harold Keating has heard a secret camera was purchased to catch a petty cash thief in the New Zealand Embassy in Washington DC. Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

In the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks there are calls for the government to ban the sale of Nazi memorabilia. But as our Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown found, one unrepentant retailer… Read more Audio

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has doubled down on his criticism of the International Committee of the Red Cross over its decision to publicise the kidnapping of Louisa Akavi. Audio

Health Minister David Clark is threatening to sack Waikato DHB's board, saying he's seriously dissatisfied with its performance. Its chair Sally Webb told Lisa Owen she can no longer assure the… Read more Video, Audio

Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video

Checkpoint special documentary: One month on from the Christchurch terror attack, we look back at how one of New Zealand's darkest days unfolded, and the pain, horror, hope and love that followed in… Read more Video, Audio

The New York Times journalist covering the kidnapping of New Zealand nurse Louisa Akavai says her medical skills have been useful to Islamic State, and the hope is that they have kept her alive… Read more Video, Audio

More than a decade after he last did so - and after many saying he would never do so again - golf superstar Tiger Woods won his 15th major championship in what is being called one of the greatest… Read more Audio