Checkpoint

A transgender student at New Plymouth Girls' High School is calling for pants to be included as part of the official school uniform. Audio

Wannabe local politicians waited to the last minute today to finish their paperwork and get their names on the ballot for October's elections. Audio

Mt Eden Prison inmates held weekly fight clubs and sparred in full view of CTV cameras under Serco's watch, an investigation has found. Audio

Fijians in New Zealand gathered around the television this morning to cheer on their sevens team, then laughed, hugged and sang in delight when they made Olympic history. Audio

Questions for Reserve Bank governor, Graeme Wheeler, in the committee rooms, and for Finance Minister, Bill English, in the debating chamber, about the Reserve Bank's cut in the official cash rate to… Read more Audio

The Green Party wants all international visitors to pay a tax to go towards the cost of infrastructure and to help with the government's predator-free dream. Audio

The Reserve Bank has defended its .25 percent interest rate cut today, saying a larger cut wasn't needed. Audio

Auckland councillors have thrown out an idea that may have required housing developments to include a quota of affordable homes. Auckland Issues correspondent Todd Niall joins Checkpoint. Audio