Checkpoint

The Christchurch mayor and deputy mayor have delivered a hard-hitting submission to a select committee hearing on the Environment Canterbury Bill. Audio

Peter Dutton has stonewalled Andrew Little. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Family and friends of an Auckland man presumed drowned off a Northland beach are keeping watch - in the hope the sea will return his body. Audio

The police want to find and thank two people who led the rescue of two young women swept away at Piha beach on Auckland's west coast. Audio

Criticism of the police and the Government is growing after a leading researcher on gangs was stopped from getting police data. Audio

The Housing Accord aimed at speeding up home construction in Auckland has fallen short of it's second year target - and next year's more ambitious goal is already being called a stretch. Audio

The Southern District Health board's has been put in notice by the Medical Council because it's faling to properly train new doctors starting at its hospitals. Audio

The chief executive of dairy giant Fonterra told this morning's annual meeting the company is focused on addressing weak prices and uneven demand and won't be distracted by risks in the Middle East… Read more Audio

Hundreds if not thousands of artworks have gone up in flames at a Takaka artist's house. Audio

A proposal to cut the number of Fonterra's board members from 13 to nine has divided the co-operatives 10-thousand farmer shareholders. Audio

Christchurch's Redcliffs Primary School looks set to be closed down due to the risk of rockfalls, with the Education Minister today making an interim decision to shut it. Audio