Checkpoint

The Wellington City Council says a former employee had some arguably justifiable grievances in a scathing exit email, which has been leaked. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A Gottfried Lindauer painting that art experts never knew existed has been unearthed as part of a nationwide search under beds and in garages or attics. Audio

A senior social worker in Manurewa says she complained to Work and Income about a property manager renting out garages to tenants a year and a half ago - but nothing was done. Audio

Police used an elaborate undercover operation to gain a confession in the case of a baby girl fatally shaken by her father, Tawera Wichman, in 2009.. Audio

The woman convicted of the manslaughter of three-year-old Moko Rangitoheriri is to appeal her sentence. Audio

The woman and four children aged 4 to 9 missing in the remote Te Urewera park for two nights have been winched to safety from a river bed. Audio

A new subdivision on the Kapiti Coast beachfront, north of Wellington, is banning cats on some properties. Audio

At a time when women are taking to the stage in international politics like never before, the New Zealand Government says more diversity is needed in local government. Audio

Donald Trump has put his critics, including Buzzfeed writer McKay Coppins, in their place, after being officially named the Republican Nominee at the Convention in Cleveland today. Audio