Checkpoint

Hundreds of brand new homes in the Cardinal West development near the Auckland suburb of Massey have not been hooked up to a permanent sewage system. Instead the waste from 341 households is being… Read more Audio

The downpour has moved to Kapiti and Porirua which both have severe weather warnings in place, as well as Taranaki. There's already flooding across the Wellington region, while 50 homes in Greymouth… Read more Audio

It's been a wet and muddy day for lots of Wellington residents as significant rainfall has cause flooding and slips in the region, Bill Hickman speaks to Lisa Owen from the Hutt Riverbank. Audio

It's been a wet and muddy day for lots of Wellington residents as significant rainfall has cause flooding and slips in the region. In Kapiti, the heavy downpours have caused the flooding of properties… Read more Audio

With two Ruapehu mills set to close because of record high power prices, the government's promising action. As well as what it said are urgent actions agreed by Cabinet today, it's announced of the… Read more Audio

A former political figure has been found guilty on eight charges of indecent assault dating back to the 1990's. The man has been on trial in the Auckland District Court for sexually abusing two… Read more Audio

Kiwi athletes have triumphed across multiple sports, which gives the judges for the next Halberg Awards the unenviable task of deciding who takes home the country's top sports prize - the Supreme… Read more Video, Audio

Lydia Ko has gone and done it again, the New Zealand golfer winning the British Open at St Andrews this morning. Ko hit a 3-under par round to win her third major by 2 shots, sports reporter Bridget… Read more Audio

In a New Zealand first, Nelson is trialling an industry funded kerbside collection for soft plastics.That is the kind of plastic packaging you can scrunch up in your hand, the likes of wrappers… Read more Audio

Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown speaks to Lisa Owen about retaliation from the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah over the killing of one of its commanders and another round of ceasefire talks… Read more Audio

A serious accident has closed State Highway One south of Auckland with all lanes closed in both directions. RNZ understands people have died and others have suffered critical injuries. A video posted… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent William Denselow speaks to Lisa Owen about North Korea taking issue with the United States selling Apache helicopters to the South, tensions at sea between China and the Philippines… Read more Audio