Checkpoint

Voters in Vanuatu have a little more than half an hour left to vote in the country's snap election, which was triggered after months of political instability. Audio

A 15-year-old boy who was lifted off the ground by his neck and pinned against a wall by a police officer says he thought he was going to die. Audio

A memorial to the men who served as tunnellers during the First World War has today been unveiled and dedicated in Waihi. Audio

New Zealand's existing flag and the potential replacement flag, flying side by side in 250 sites throughout the country. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A long-running dispute between neighbours in the upmarket Wellington suburb of Roseneath, over a four metre high fence that blocks the other's harbour view. Audio

The New Zealand Union of Students' Associations says it's worried harsh penalties will see student loan defaulters turned into permanent outcasts. Audio

A group called People at Risk Solutions Incorpated was given 100-thousand-dollars by Corrections to help people like Peina. Audio