Checkpoint

The T-shaped device is inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy, and normally a patient is told to take paracetamol or ibuprofen beforehand but that's only to manage potential pain afterwards. In… Read more Audio

Philip Polkinghorne's defence has suggested police are omitting information from their investigation at the High Court in Auckland today. The former eye surgeon is on trial for murdering his wife… Read more Audio

The All Blacks are getting ready face the Springboks this weekend in South Africa. RNZ's sports reporter Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen from Johannesburg. Audio

A Kiwi cyclist has battled lightening storms, freezing conditions and avoided being eaten by wolves, to win the world's toughtest mountain bike race. Christchurch's Joe Nation rode to victory in the… Read more Audio

United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about a disagreement over microphones having the potential to jeopardise the next presidential debate, a former US Armed Forces Chief… Read more Audio

A gardening guerilla who's turned a concrete jungle of a median strip into a colourful flower patch is being shut down by Christchurch council for safety reasons. Heath Ling planted out the barren… Read more Audio

United Kingdom correspondent Diane To speaks to Lisa Owen about the United Nations body telling Britain it needs to crack down on racist hate speech - notably by public figures and politicians, the… Read more Audio

The High Court in Auckland has today been shown the internet history, photos, and messages from the phones of Pauline Hanna and Philip Polkinghorne's mistress Madison Ashton. Polkinghorne is on trial… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games start this Thursday and will bring together as many as 4400 athletes from around the world. New Zealand is sending 25 para athletes to compete across eight different… Read more Audio

The family of a patient found dead after he failed to return to the mental health ward at Palmerston North Hospital are calling for a review of the facility. Their calls comes as an internal… Read more Audio

More than two dozen of our future doctors may have to head to overseas after Te Whatu Ora didn't match them with jobs for their first year out of medical school. Te Whatu Ora has offered 538 students… Read more Audio