Checkpoint

Wanaka is buzzing after two of its own became New Zealand's first Winter Olympic medallists in 26 years. 16-year-olds Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and Nico Porteous both won bronze in their respective events… Read more Audio

Universities are unhappy the government's zero-fee policy for tertiary students has increased their administration costs in exchange for little to no change in their enrolments. Audio

National Party leader Bill English says regions were promised a bonanza by the government and he expects they will be disappointed by the Provincial Growth Fund. Audio

Susan Austen says she was overjoyed and relieved when she received a not guilty verdict in the High Court today for assisting another woman to take her own life. Audio

Former music teacher at one of the country's most prestigious schools, Trevor Ian Gibbs, 72, has been jailed for historic sex offending. Audio

The family of slain Christchurch woman Renee Duckmanton cried and applauded as Sainey Marong was found guilty of her murder at the High Court in Christchurch today. Audio

State Highway One north and south of Kaikoura and the railway running alongside it are likely to be shut until at least the middle of next week after they were blocked by slips. Audio