Checkpoint

Despite being racial minorities, Maori and Pacific people make up nearly 70 percent of the country's prison population, raising questions about an unconscious bias within NZ police. Audio

Mangonui locals in Northland are fuming after the Far North District Council announced a $200,000 plan to build a safety rail on their waterfront boardwalk. Audio

Brides-to-be are up in arms after exclusive bridal wear store Primrose and Finch, which has outlets in Melbourne and Auckland, shut up shop without warning, taking thousands in deposits with them. Audio

The two missing children who walked out of their Tuakau foster home had been in Child Youth and Family care for more than seven months. Audio

The woman accused of letting her bed-ridden mother starve to death in her own waste says she was working long hours at work, only to get home to clean up after her mother. Audio

An increase in tourism to the island of Niue has prompted the need for many new houses - though a broken supply ship has caused hiccups in the building process. Audio

This year's NZ on Air survey has shown TV and radio are still the nation's favourite form of media, despite the rapid rise in popularity of online platforms. Audio