Checkpoint

The Social Housing Minister, Paula Bennett, has accused an anti-state house sell-off group of bullying tactics for targetting one of the organisations interested in buying the properties. Audio

The gloves are off in the increasingly bitter race for the Republican presidential nomination, amid acrimonious name-calling. Audio

The Black Caps have won the first cricket test against Sri Lanka by 122 runs. Audio

A row has broken out in the far north between two rugby league organisations with the long standing Northern Rugby League targeting players in the new Te Taitokerau competition. Audio

Greenpeace says the climate change agreement struck in Paris over the weekend does not go far enough to protect Pacific countries from catastrophic events caused by pollution. Audio

The Civil Aviation Authority says it may not have charged a pilot who rescued an injured hunter despite not being cleared to fly, if he had not lied about his actions. Audio

The Law Commission wants a specialist sexual violence court set up and tested, along with an alternative process that victims can choose instead of going to court at all. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

An Auckland police officer who pulled over to help with what he thought was a car problem ended up delivering a baby boy last night. Audio

A Christchurch woman is hoping lightening doesn't strike in the same place twice, after her house was hit by a terrifying lightening bolt. Audio

Matamata iwi Ngati Hinerangi says it's taken 150 years to recover from the Crown's scortched earth tactics to drive Maori off their land. Audio

The final instalment in a botched police undercover drugs bust has played out, with the Supreme Court stopping short of what an accused man's lawyers sought. Audio