Checkpoint

The private prison operator Serco has been under fire for prisoner safety and fight clubs. Audio

New Zealand's leading runner Nick Willis supports Australia's call for Russian athletes to be banned from the 2016 Olympics after an investigation uncovered widespread doping. Audio

Students at Otago University have had to retake their exams after nearly one hundred completed exam papers were stolen. Audio

The Mongrel Mob is calling for calm, saying gang clashes have broken out amid tensions over the Mohaka River car plunge that killed three mob members. Audio

Anna Henderson of the ABC is at the federal parliament in Canberra. Audio

Our political editor, Jane Patterson is in Wellington, where Labour MPs walked out after the Speaker of the House refused to censure John Key. Audio

Labour MPs have stormed out of Parliament after John Key said they were 'backing rapists' over the Christmas Island riots among detained New Zealanders. Audio

PM's 'backing rapists' taunt triggers walkout. Accusations Labour backing rapists prompts mass walk out. More from Australian political journalist. Gang clashes follow crash: Mongrel Mob. Police seek… Read more Audio

What's claimed as the country's first cat cafe, has been run off its paws since opening in Auckland. Audio

One of Australia's most wanted fugitives has been found in the US by a writer who says it took him only a few hours. Audio

The cost of P contamination in state houses is spiralling, with Housing New Zealand expecting it to increase sixfold this financial year. Audio

Updating now our story about two receptionists being sacked at Maori Television because they don't speak Maori. Audio