Checkpoint

A train driver is being praised for his quick reactions - stopping just in time - when a pushchair with a baby in it fell onto the tracks in front of his oncoming train in Auckland this morning. Audio

The Government has been accused of creating a "people smuggling paradise" by turning a blind eye to Indian immigration advisors promoting students visas, as a way of obtaining permanent residency in… Read more Audio

The Dunedin City Council is going to prosecute the owner of three Irish Wolfhounds which attacked a woman. Audio

The meat workers union says its members are being bullied and made to feel distressed since winning a major court case against their employer, Affco. Audio

The medical director of the Cancer Society, and cancer specialist Dr Chris Jackson, is most unhappy about Pharmac's decision. Audio

Pharmac says there's not enough evidence to justify spending 30 million dollars a year on a promising new melanoma drug. Audio

A New Zealander who was due to be married next week has been charged in Queensland with a road rage murder. Audio

A New Zealander who was due to be married next week has been charged in Queensland with a road rage murder and Pharmac says there's not enough evidence to justify spending 30 million dollars a year on… Read more Audio

Food Safety Minister Jo Goodhew faces questions from her Labour counterpart Damien O'Connor about several cases of Hepatitis A linked to imported frozen berries; A third Labour MP - Ruth Dyson - is… Read more Audio

A Japanese whaling fleet is on its way to the Southern Ocean where it intends to kill more than 300 minke whales. Audio

Shark cage diving companies on Stewart Island who've broken the rules in the past are on their last warning this season. Audio

The International Monetary Fund has announced that China's currency, the yuan, will be added to the basket of reserve currencies it uses for dealing with member governments. Audio