Checkpoint

A judge has told an Invercargill woman to get rid of all but three of her 25 cats within three weeks. Audio

Air Chathams planes will fly out of Whakatane, filling the gap left by Air New Zealand pulling out of the Bay of Plenty town. Audio

In nearby Castle Hill, Terrie-Ann Dean is staying with her family at a bach. She told Radio New Zealand her family feared the fire would spread, after seeing a tree explode. Audio

Police investigating how a big fire started near Arthur's Pass yesterday afternoon want to speak to two cyclists and a person driving a tractor who were all seen close to where the flames first… Read more Audio

A deadline's just passed in New York for all private cars to get off the city's 10 thousand kilometres of roads as people hunker down in the teeth of a massive blizzard. Audio

Snow storm barrels into New York City; Police investigate who started Arthur Pass fire; Firefighters stop Flock Hill fire spreading further; Air Chathams to fly out of Whakatane, replacing Air NZ… Read more Audio

After a show business career spanning almost seven decades - with roles in some of the great musicals, Debbie Reynolds has been awarded the Screen Actors' Guild lifetime achievement award. Audio

A coroner has told a woman not to blame herself after she sent home a drunk man who turned up at her door in the middle of the night. Audio

A senior Ratana Church member is blaming his "baby boomer" generation for the decline in membership numbers; A study, which wants more kaumatua participants, aims to find out how much money the… Read more Audio

An Argentine journalist who first reported the mysterious death of a special prosecutor, who died hours before he was due to testify against the country's president, has fled the country. Audio

Investors are shelling out hundreds of thousands of dollars in the hope of securing a future horse racing champion. Audio

Scott Base in the Antarctic insists no one was in any danger when a blackout struck last winter. The wind energy supply was cut in July when maintenance was being done on cables. Audio