Checkpoint

Luuka Jones won silver in the women's K1 canoe slalom. Barry Guy spoke with the Olympian medalist in Rio. Audio

Silver Fern Farms shareholders have overwhelmingly reconfirmed a joint venture deal with Shanghai Maling, despite a major push by 80 dissident shareholders to stop it. Audio

Accessible Properties, the country's biggest non-government housing provider, is finalising its purchase agreement for 1124 state houses in Tauranga. Audio

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