Checkpoint

Colin Craig has read a personal letter he wrote to his press secretary Rachel MacGregor in court, where he is suing blogger Cameron Slater for defamatory statements. Audio

A secret meeting was held between Invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt and councillors prior to the deputy mayor Darren Ludlow resigning. Audio

They sit next to each other at council meetings, but Horowhenua's mayor Michael Feyen and his chief executive David Clapperton cannot speak to one another alone. Audio

Police hunting for an arsonist in the seaside town of Piha, near Auckland, say the culprit is responsible for at least 15 fires over the past week. Audio

Action Station has handed a 12,000 strong petition to Parliament calling for an urgent review of the mental health system, but the Health Minister has shut down the idea. Audio

A former Kohanga Reo trustee who lost his job after he blew the whistle over allegations of financial impropriety has taken his legal battle back to the High Court. Audio